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Qais Akbar Omar's memoir has been translated into more than 20 languages. But his outspoken criticism of Afghanistan's government has created problems for him and his family back in Kabul.

Montana State University broke ground Friday on a new nursing school in Missoula.

A new poll finds that in 17 battleground states, President Bush is gaining support among rural voters, who are credited with giving him a winning margin in 2000. Bush leads Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry 55 percent to 42 percent, according to the poll. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

NASA assembles 12 teams of engineers to determine why a fuel sensor failed a pre-launch test on Wednesday. The sensor now seems to be working properly, making it difficult to understand what's wrong. NASA says it will launch the space shuttle no earlier than the end of next week.

a forum for Catholics to discuss their differences with Rome within the Church. Since it's creation, the project has been criticized by both conservative and liberal Catholics.

The Iraqi government offensive against Islamic State fighters in the city of Tikrit, Iraq, is seeing some success. The largely Sunni city has been held by Islamists since last June.

Lawyers and advocates in migrant shelters across the country are working with U.S. government officials to reunify children separated from parents at the border.

American Airlines has canceled thousands of flights this week for safety checks. Several other U.S. carriers have had to do the same thing, and they're shuffling passengers, empty planes, mechanics, inspectors — and a lot of paperwork — to try to get through the logistical chaos.

The Phillies postponed a baseball game Monday. They'd left the tarps off the field during the weekend's massive rain. Crews tried unsuccessfully to fix the problems with blowtorches.

People often turn to public restrooms as a place to get high on opioids. It has led some establishments to close their facilities, while others are training employees to help people who overdose.