1 of 14 i View slideshow Billy Graham, the most famous minister of his era, died Wednesday at his home in Montreat, N.C., spokesman Todd Shearer tells NPR. In his 99 years, Graham changed the face of evangelical Christianity in America. Though he spent his final years in failing health and largely silent at his

Members of the White Helmets, a Syrian civil defense group, rescue an injured civilian after a pro-regime airstrike Tuesday in eastern Ghouta. Abdulmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Abdulmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images Members of the White Helmets, a Syrian civil defense group, rescue an injured civilian after a pro-regime airstrike Tuesday in eastern Ghouta. Abdulmonam

Gary Nabhan holds white tepary beans grown at his home in Patagonia, Ariz. Nabhan believes that drought-tolerant teparies could become a solution for growing food in a hotter and drier Arizona. Mariana Dale/KJZZ hide caption toggle caption Mariana Dale/KJZZ Gary Nabhan holds white tepary beans grown at his home in Patagonia, Ariz. Nabhan believes that

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A robot sweeps the floor at the main press center at the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images A robot sweeps the floor at the main press center at the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images Directions, weather reports,

A Syrian man carries a child injured in the government bombing of eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus on Monday. Abdulmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Abdulmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images A Syrian man carries a child injured in the government bombing of eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus on Monday. Abdulmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images

Young men outside Raqqa, Syria, training to find and destroy hidden explosive devices left by retreating ISIS forces. Greg Dixon/NPR hide caption toggle caption Greg Dixon/NPR Young men outside Raqqa, Syria, training to find and destroy hidden explosive devices left by retreating ISIS forces. Greg Dixon/NPR The city of Raqqa was the de facto capital

UMass food scientists Lynne McLandsborough, left, and Lili He are researching ways to use your smartphone to detect bacteria in food. Karen Brown/New England Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Karen Brown/New England Public Radio UMass food scientists Lynne McLandsborough, left, and Lili He are researching ways to use your smartphone to detect bacteria in

Aleksandr Krushelnitckii of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team is now the subject of an official anti-doping investigation, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday. He’s seen here delivering a stone against Norway in the curling mixed doubles bronze medal game at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games — a match the team

U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Sept. 30 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lintao Zhang/Getty Images U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Sept. 30

Tommy Rock received his Ph.D. from Northern Arizona University in the School of Earth Science and Environmental Sustainability. Rock grew up in Monument Valley and worked in the tourism industry before going away to college. Laurel Morales/KJZZ hide caption toggle caption Laurel Morales/KJZZ Tommy Rock received his Ph.D. from Northern Arizona University in the School

Proposed cuts in funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau come amid questions about Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney softening the agency’s stance on payday lenders. Joshua Roberts/REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Joshua Roberts/REUTERS Proposed cuts in funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau come amid questions about Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney softening the agency’s stance