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The Syrian army has retaken Palmyra from ISIS. The city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is known for its ancient ruins — many of which were destroyed by ISIS. Scholar Amr al-Azm assesses the damage.

"Red notices" named two former senior FIFA officials and several executives indicted by the U.S. Meanwhile, South Africa denied that it issued $10 million in bribes to host the 2010 World Cup.

Rodney Carey has been on the other side of the street in New Orleans. He's trying to get his students to come back.

Inmates at the prison where two murderers escaped a week ago regularly use power tools for maintenance chores, and when they behave, can earn tiny plots of land for cookouts and gardens.

Nine media organizations, including The New York Times and National Geographic, have signed a deal to distribute their content through a new Facebook feature called "Instant Articles."

Network officials are gathered in New York this week to present their new fall lineups to advertisers. Renee Montagne talks to Kim Masters, of The Hollywood Reporter and host of KCRW's The Business.

A day after Baltimore chief prosecutor Marilyn Mosby announced charges against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, residents of the neighborhood where he grew up hope change will come to the area.

Newly declassified materials include books, magazines and letters found during the 2011 raid on the al-Qaida leader's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Medicaid expansion was a big deal in a handful of state legislatures this year. Wyoming said no. Tennessee said no. But Montana said yes, and three more states are coming down to the wire.

Melissa Block talks to former State Department coordinator for counterterrorism Daniel Benjamin about the level of threat the self-described Islamic State poses to the United States.