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Typhoon Soudelor, now downgraded to a tropical storm, caused the heaviest rainfall in a century in one area of China. At least a dozen people were killed. Six others died when the storm hit Taiwan.

In 19 officially dry aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, the dark-brown yeast-based spread is reportedly being purchased in bulk to produce homebrew.

Lawmakers and human rights groups have criticized a 2015 State Department report on human trafficking, saying politics may have interfered with the evaluation of countries' human rights records.

In Ferguson, Mo., people marked the anniversary of the 18-year-old's death with a moment of silence and a church service. Camille Phillips of St. Louis Public Radio reports on the day's activities.

Thousands of Koreans are giving up the urban grind for a more bucolic lifestyle, including a couple that started a larva farm. (This piece first aired on Aug. 3, 2015 on All Things Considered.)

When a stage diver died after a Lamb of God concert, singer D. Randall Blythe was arrested for manslaughter. In his memoir, Blythe unpacks the incident — and why he returned to Europe to stand trial.

Hundreds gathered in the St. Louis suburb one year after Michael Brown was killed there by a police officer. Starsky Wilson, the Ferguson Commission's co-chair, sees reason to hope — and keep working.

In an interview with NPR to be broadcast this week, the president spoke strongly of his critics, including some in his own party. He also talked about letting his passions show more in his sixth year.

Before the Great Recession, many Americans piled up too much credit card debt. Now, they seem to be a little wiser about using plastic, says the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Teachers and high school students across the country are invited to use the StoryCorps app to preserve the voices and stories of an entire generation of Americans over a single holiday weekend.