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Nigeria is now off the list — the last case was in 2014. That leaves Afghanistan and Pakistan as the last two countries harboring the virus.

FBI Director James Comey told a meeting of police chiefs Monday that increased scrutiny is having an impact on law enforcement. He said he believes police have become more reluctant to aggressively pursue crime since the uproar over the death of Michael Brown and other high-profile cases.

SuperPACs aren't just for presidential and congressional candidates anymore. In cities across the country, the unlimited donation political committees are stepping into local politics.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to several New Hampshire voters who are backing or open to backing the three top GOP candidates who have never held any elective office: Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson. NPR explores what pushed them towards these candidates.

The Internet has exploded in support of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei after Lego refused to donate its toy bricks for an upcoming exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Afghan-Pakistan region on Monday. NPR has the latest.

The University of Mississippi took down the state flag from its campus Monday. It follows a debate in the state about removing the Confederate battle flag from Mississippi's official flag.

NPR's Becky Sullivan was on Jeopardy! Friday, and her incorrect answer to Final Jeopardy went viral.

Poland's opposition party has won parliamentary elections. It's a historic win. The party will likely have enough seats to govern alone — something that hasn't happened since democracy was restored in the country in 1989. Martin Sobczyk of The Wall Street Journal explains how the win for the "Law and Justice" party also symbolizes a shift to the right.

Congress is running up against a deadline to raise the debt ceiling, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says that risks "manufacturing a crisis for our country." What is the debt ceiling anyway? And what happens if the U.S. hits it?

The World Health Organization released a report Monday linking some processed red meats to cancer.

In its first superhero series of the 21st century, CBS is building Supergirl around characters traditionally seen as sidekicks. NPR offers a peek at the new show.

The Natural World of Winnie the Pooh is a new book about Ashdown Forest, the place that inspired A.A. Milne to create his classic children's tales. NPR's Ari Shapiro visits with author Kathryn Aalto.

Ed Walker died Monday after signing off his long-running show, The Big Broadcast, for the last time. The show, heard out of NPR member station WAMU, reprised programs from the golden age of radio.

The deal, if approved, would largely eliminate the threat of government shutdown or a debt default until after the presidential election.

Polish and Guatemalan voters have decisively rejected their current leadership, while Argentina is headed for a run-off. Candidates from the right won in Switzerland.

Nimmu lives in northern India and was married at 10. But she's found a way to delay moving in with her husband.

Students and faculty had called for removal of the banner, which displays the Confederate battle emblem.

In response to a big jump in diabetes in the U.S., a federal advisory panel advises tens of millions of overweight Americans to get their blood tested, and intensive counseling if sugar's too high.

The Central American country's elections are eerily similar to a scenario that could play out next year, you know, if there's a Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton face-off.

Once the domain of presidential and congressional candidates, the big-spending political committees are now a feature of city politics, too.

As she approached 60, the co-founder of Ms. magazine says, she entered a new phase in life, one in which "you can do what you want." Steinem's new memoir is My Life on the Road.

The Chinese artist says the Danish company that makes the toy bricks has refused to sell a bulk order for an exhibition on free speech. Ai says Lego is bowing to pressure from Chinese authorities.

KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by Kelela, ZHU & AlunaGeorge, Tokimonsta and more in a two-hour EDM mix.

The epicenter of the magnitude-7.5 quake was in a region straddling Pakistan and Afghanistan and was felt strongly in the Afghan capital, Kabul.