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The UN climate conference in Egypt is in its second week. Here's an update on how negotiations are progressing.

The Old North Church, a famed stop on Boston's Freedom Trail and a symbol of American liberty, reckons with its ugly history of trafficking enslaved people, including children.

The history of Credit Suisse was enmeshed with Swiss history, and the bank long considered a national treasure with a great reputation. Last week, it was bought by rival UBS.

The deaths of at least 39 migrants in a temporary detention center in Ciudad Juarez raises broader questions about migrant detention in Mexico. NPR's Adrian Florido talks with reporter James Fredrick.

The Commerce Department has revised second-quarter growth in gross domestic product to 3.3 percent, up from the previous estimate of 1.9 percent. The rate of increase is the fastest in nearly a year. Higher exports were credited for the increase.

Some Indian grocery stores have started rationing rice sales to prevent people from hoarding. It comes after India stopped the export of some types of rice to control prices.

France, Italy and Spain announced evacuations for their citizens and other Europeans. The U.S. has yet to announce evacuation plans for Americans but some have left the with the help of the Europeans.

The FBI arrested three men on charges of plotting to attack New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. One was a former baggage handler at the airport. Another was a former member of parliament from Guyana in South America. And the third was from the Caribbean. A fourth is still at large.

President Joseph Kabila has won a tense runoff election in the Congo. Supporters of opponent Jean-Pierre Bemba claim fraud gave Kabila the win. Some are threatening violence. Civilians will be the ones caught in the crossfire if there is a return to fighting in the country.

Saudi Arabia is hosting a conference to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, but Russia is not invited.