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The company was accused of illegally importing ebony and rosewood. It turned the case into a high-profile debate about government regulation. But now it has settled and agreed to pay penalties.

Wade Michael Page, 40, was an Army veteran and may have had links to white supremacist groups. Dina Temple-Raston tells Steve Inskeep what witnesses and authorities are saying about the alleged gunman.

Republicans slated to speak at the convention in Tampa include 2008 nominee John McCain and Condoleezza Rice, the Bush administration secretary of state and national security adviser. The list also includes two up-and-comers who highlight diversity in the GOP governors' ranks.

The human brain contains around 100,000,000,000 nerve cells and research has given us insight into how they connect to form memories and control emotion. Much less is known about how the brain responds to injury or disease.

Protesters demanded justice and stronger gun laws. Sikh parties vowed a protest at U.S. embassy in New Delhi.

A sewing group makes soft necessities such as quilts and pillowcases to help abused women and children start new lives.

The weekend shooting at a Wisconsin temple is just the latest incident members of the Sikh religion have faced in the U.S., especially since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In many of those incidents, Sikhs have been mistakenly identified – and occasionally targeted – as Muslims.

U.S. Olympic boxer Claressa Shields, the teenager whose dream of being in the first crop of Olympic women boxers led her to tell her story to NPR back in February, will fight for a medal in London. A native of Flint, Mich., Shields, 17, won her first fight and reached Thursday's semifinal round.

Classic-car enthusiasts descend on the picturesque town square in Milan, Ohio, on Tuesdays, during the summer. Many come to show off their gleaming antiques, while others come just to take in the show and soak up a little hometown camaraderie.

When it's hot and humid, you probably don't want to move much and aren't very hungry. The same goes for cows; but when they don't eat, farmers lose money. Using weather data, a new app called Thermal Aid detects the threat of heat stress and offers farmers tips to keep their cows healthy.