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Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis told a courtroom on Monday that he's still preparing for the blockbuster trial to start Tuesday, even as both sides engaged in settlement talks.

During her first press conference since being detained in Russia, the Phoenix Mercury star told reporters the only thing that'd take her off U.S. soil is an invitation to compete in the Olympics.

The Black Forest Fire burning near Colorado Springs is the most destructive wildfire in the state's history.

The White House will begin sending direct military aid to the Syrian opposition after concluding that the Syrian government has been using chemical weapons against rebel forces. For the past two years, President Obama has taken a cautious approach to the conflict and has been reluctant to intervene.

A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day.

The Writers Guild of America seems poised to go on strike next week, when their current contract with The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expires.

Many of the hungry and homeless depend on meals served by nonprofit groups in parks and other outdoor areas around the city. But new laws would force those groups to close down or continue serving meals only in indoor spaces.

German police are providing protection for the controversial comedian Jan Boehmermann after he performed a crude poem criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on German TV. Investigators are also looking into whether Boehmermann may have violated German speech laws. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Anton Troianovski of the Wall Street Journal about the controversy.

Rose-Lynn Fisher spent a decade magnifying and photographing her tears, learning the nuances of her emotions in the process. The project is called The Topography of Tears.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with biologist Lilach Hadany about the noises plants make when stressed.