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Guinea denied earlier reports that it had closed its border with neighboring Liberia, but sources on the scene say trucks are blocking the crossings.

The second of three so-called "supermoons" this year can be seen under clear skies Sunday night, but some argue the term is a bit of a stretch.

An analysis of federal data by an Oregon State University sociologist echoes earlier research suggesting that white inmates are underrepresented at private prisons relative to public facilities.

The country's prime minister for the past decade has said he wants to expand the powers of the until-now largely ceremonial post.

NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Jeremy Roebuck, reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, about what the city's police commissioner calls "one of the worst cases of corruption" he has ever heard.

Virologist Sheik Humar Khan has been hailed a hero treating Ebola in Sierra Leone. He cared for dozens of patients before testing positive for Ebola and dying of the lethal virus, late last month.

A group representing some of the world's richest countries has created an interactive online tool that invites the public to rank 11 factors that contribute to happiness.

Some have found that renting on a nightly basis brings a lot more money than long-term leases, but people concerned about a shrinking rental market have turned to legal action and protests.

The French phrase mise-en-place means to gather and arrange the ingredients and tools needed for cooking. But for many culinary professionals, its organizing principles are also a way of life.

David Greene talks to University of Wisconsin bioethicist and former FDA adviser Alta Charo about ethical issues related to experimental treatments for the Ebola virus.