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House Speaker John Boehner will resign his leadership position at October's end; he also plans to resign his seat in the House. What does this mean for Congress, as a possible federal shutdown looms?

The latest development in the FIFA corruption probes finds the longtime president under suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation.

The State Department announced that there were personal messages exchanged between Hillary Clinton and retired Gen. David Petraeus as well as 962 previously undisclosed emails relating to Libya.

Pope Francis led an interfaith prayer service at the museum commemorating those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

Several GOP presidential candidates are speaking at the Values Voter Summit, where Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, will be honored.

John Boehner isn't new to crying. But this week, with some help from the pontiff, we may have reached peak #BoehnerTears.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli has been traveling with the pope all week — averaging three hours of sleep per night. Here's what it's like being among the 76 journalists following Pope Francis.

U.S. Central Command says the rebel fighters apparently turned over the equipment in return for safe passage in the region. Correspondent Tom Bowman tells NPR's Scott Simon more.

Since Syria's civil war, Brazil has quietly accepted more Syrian refugees than any other country in Latin America. Those refugees are now building new lives and connecting with Syrian history there.

This week over 700 people died in a stampede at the Hajj, inciting criticism from Iran of Saudi Arabia. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to analyst Gary Sick about what the incident means for the region.