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A lesser-known amphibious landing along France's Mediterranean played a big role in liberating the country from the Nazis. Those troops were under French command, but hailed mostly from Africa.

Days ago, Boko Haram attacked a school in Nigeria, killing more than 50. As AP chief Africa correspondent Michelle Faul explains, the same group is thought responsible for a swath of recent violence.

Health officials are working to contain a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, which is primarily spread by rodents, on board a Dutch cruise ship currently off the coast of West Africa.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East & North Africa Program at Chatham House, about how Iran sees the memorandum it signed with the U.S. as well as the ongoing talks.

The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting.

Historical photos show fishermen with chinooks almost as tall as they are. A century's worth of dam-building, overfishing, habitat loss and hatcheries has cut the size of the average fish in half.

Police want to know why the family's vehicle crashed into the Pacific Ocean at the bottom of a California cliff. Five members of the Hart family died, Devonte and two of his sisters remain missing.

Biologists have discovered they can track hard-to-see species in streams, ponds and even the ocean by sampling the water for DNA. Scientists say the technique is an important conservation tool: So far, it's been used to track declining giant salamanders and even locate a rare whale.

Stockton Rush, OceanGate's CEO and the pilot on its missing sub, is married to the great-great-granddaughter of Ida and Isidor Straus. Their story inspired an iconic scene in James Cameron's movie.

The city of Jacksonville Beach and its Volunteer Life Saving Corps have reached an agreement to cooperatively work the beaches Sundays and holidays starting on Memorial Day, ending the lockout of the volunteer lifeguards that began a year ago.