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Also: The U.S. is worried about an American jailed in Venezuela; the W.H.O. considers whether ebola is an international emergency; and a decades old message in a bottle is found in Mississippi.

Six flights from India declared emergencies within 30 minutes of each other. It comes as fake bomb threats are causing disruptions, diversions and delays for scores of flights on Indian airlines.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Marc Duvoison, the editor in chief of the San Antonio Express-News, about the shooting that left 15 dead at a Texas elementary school and is known about the shooter.

From the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle to Democrats winning back control of the House, these were the biggest political stories of the year that you picked.

The Big Ten, which includes Michigan and Ohio State, and the Pac-12, which includes Stanford and USC, put off playing college sports this fall as confirmed virus cases in the U.S. rise.

Rice's selection to serve in a domestic role is somewhat unexpected given her extensive credentials in foreign policy. The position does not require Senate confirmation.

Animal and human trials are promising, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells lawmakers Friday, and the government is preparing for widespread distribution once a vaccine is shown to be safe and effective.

The Bikini Kill frontwoman pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement in the 1990s. "I thought of myself as a feminist performance artist who was in a punk band," Hanna says.

Americans buy twice as many packages of bagged salad greens as heads of lettuce these days. Is the bagged stuff just as good? If it gets you to eat more leafy greens, yes.

The passengers were largely tourists from cruise ships and were on an excursion to see Mayan ruins. The driver may have lost control when one of the bus tires exploded, said the local police chief.