Enlarge this image A Volkswagen Touareg diesel is seen being tested at a federal facility in Michigan last year. Volkswagen has reached a tentative deal with its U.S. dealers to compensate them for plummeting sales as a result of the company’s emissions cheating scandal. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption toggle caption Carlos Osorio/AP A Volkswagen Touareg

Enlarge this image Smoke wafts over the highway linking the Bolivian capital of La Paz with the Chilean border during an ongoing clash between striking miners, who are blockading the road, and police. Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images Smoke wafts over the highway linking the Bolivian capital of La Paz

In the blink of a few thousand likes and shares, Texas teacher Brandy Young’s homework policy gained the viral notoriety normally reserved for tip-shaming. Earlier this month, Young informed parents of her Godley Elementary second-graders of her policy for the year: no homework. “After much research this summer, I am trying something new,” read a

Enlarge this image Rebels of the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia walk on a makeshift footbridge in the southern jungles of Putumayo on Aug. 12. On Wednesday, it was announced that the FARC and the Colombian government had reached a deal to end their decades-long conflict. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle

Enlarge this image U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo prepares to kick the ball during the Olympic quarterfinals Aug. 12 against Sweden in Brasilia, Brazil. After the Americans lost the match on penalty kicks, Solo described the Swedes as cowards. On Wednesday, U.S. soccer suspended her for those remarks. Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Evaristo

Enlarge this image Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the GOP vice presidential nominee, gets his hair trimmed by barber Henry Jones in Norristown, Pa. Jim Melwert/KYW Newsradio hide caption toggle caption Jim Melwert/KYW Newsradio Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the GOP vice presidential nominee, gets his hair trimmed by barber Henry Jones in Norristown, Pa. Jim Melwert/KYW

Enlarge this image This baby was born with a normal-size head. But MRI scans show the brain is filled with fluid and little brain tissue. The cortex of the brain is normally folded, but in this case, the cortex is smooth. Radiology hide caption toggle caption Radiology This baby was born with a normal-size head.

Enlarge this image Berkeley, Calif., passed the nation’s first soda tax in 2014. According to a new study, the tax has succeeded in cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. But there’s uncertainty about whether the effect will be permanent. Robert Galbraith/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Robert Galbraith/Reuters Berkeley, Calif., passed the nation’s first soda tax in

Have you ever wanted to keep track of bank robberies in your neighborhood or city? Or maybe you’ve always wanted to help the FBI catch a bad guy? As you’ve no doubt heard before, there’s an app for that. The FBI today released a Bank Robbers mobile app designed to help the public, law enforcement,

i Toots Thielemans performs at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands in 2005. Rick Nederstigt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rick Nederstigt/AFP/Getty Images Toots Thielemans performs at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands in 2005. Rick Nederstigt/AFP/Getty Images Jean-Baptiste “Toots” Thielemans, the Belgian-American musician who cut a singular path as a

i Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced that his administration would individually restore voting rights to 13,000 felons who have served their time. Last month the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that McAuliffe lacked the constitutional authority to enfranchise more than 200,000 felons en masse. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Virginia Gov.

i Chris Green, a tribal member, and his son, get the dogs out early to round up a herd at Big Cypress Reservation. Carlton Ward Jr/National Geographic Creative hide caption toggle caption Carlton Ward Jr/National Geographic Creative Chris Green, a tribal member, and his son, get the dogs out early to round up a herd