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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered fighter jets as well as Navy destroyers and cruisers deployed to "bolster force protection for U.S. troops in the region and to defend Israel," the Pentagon said.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican representing Mississippi, about the presidential election.

Last week's Democratic National Convention showcased a newly energized party. We hear some of the voices from those four days in Chicago.

Sherman and his brother Robert became Disney Studios' first ever in-house songwriters. They won two Oscars for their songs and score to Mary Poppins and composed the classic "It's a Small World."

The U.S. beefed up security at embassies ahead of the CIA interrogation report's release in anticipation of a violent reaction. But around the globe, the response was relatively muted.

Free from the constraints of a re-election campaign and out from under the weight of the recession and massive federal deficits, President Obama unveiled his proposed budget for 2016 on Monday.

Since the 1970s, go-go's free-flowing funk has been associated with the nation's capital. And now the mayor has signed a measure making go-go the official music of the nation's capital.

The Spanish language film Instructions Not Included was No. 5 at the box office over the Labor Day weekend. Movie studios are paying attention to Latino audiences because they buy a quarter of the movie tickets sold in the U.S.

The private residence of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was ransacked after rebels took over the capital, forcing him to flee the country.

Firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend.