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President Obama welcomed the pope to the White House Wednesday. The two men have a shared interest in addressing climate change and income inequality, though they disagree on issues such as abortion.

Researchers in the Middle East have requested the first-ever withdrawal from the "final backup" seed bank because of destruction caused by the Syrian civil war.

Women have precious few choices when it comes to treating menopause symptoms, an expert panel says. Cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnosis top the list.

Many Seattle business leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday to discuss doing business overseas during the leader's U.S. visit.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Peter Neumann, director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, about the ICSR report detailing the personal accounts of Islamic State defectors.

Yankees Hall of Fame catcher, Yogi Berra, died Tuesday at the age of 90.

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn abruptly resigned Wednesday, a few days after the company admitted it had rigged its diesel engine cars to pass emissions tests. The company faces multiple investigations and possibly billions of dollars in fines.

Secretary of State John Kerry praised the progress in peace talks in Cuba between President Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), known as Timochenko.

Congress members are also more religiously affiliated overall. "Maybe it's because we need the solid grounding and good guidance we get from above," one senator says.

Arvind Thiruvengadam and colleagues at WVU got excited when they won a grant in 2012 to test emissions on a few diesel cars. He figured the data might result in some papers a few people might read.