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The Red Cross funded these homes in the Parc Tony Colin community in Bon Repos, Haiti, after the 2010 earthquake, but residents say the structures are starting to deteriorate from water damage. Newly obtained internal reports raise questions about how the Red Cross spent nearly $500 million in Haiti.

Documents Show Red Cross May Not Know How It Spent Millions In Haiti

Reports obtained by NPR and ProPublica show the Red Cross did not monitor many of the earthquake relief projects it funded. So the agency may not have answers to this week's questions from Congress.

Old Photo Stirs Memories Of Bygone Vermont

There's no name in Nathan Benn's portrait of Willis Hicks, but several people who saw the picture online recognized the auctioneer.

Seattle is 54 miles northwest of Mount Rainier, the highest mountain in the Cascade Range. It rises along the fault line called the Cascadia subduction zone. (saltyfoto/Flickr)

When 'The Really Big One' Hits The Pacific Northwest

Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Eugene, Olympia – all could be devastated in the Cascadia earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

American tourists, like these visitors taking a guided tour in May, still have to provide one of 12 authorized reasons — such as visiting family or engaging in humanitarian work — for travel to Cuba.

U.S.-Cuba Ties Are Restored, But Most American Tourists Will Have To Wait

Now that Cuba and the United States have restored full diplomatic ties, what will it take to lift sanctions impeding business and travel?

Anoushka Shankar's new album, <em>Home</em>, marks a return to the Indian classical music her father, Ravi Shankar, taught her.

A Return To Ragas: Family Matters For Sitar Player Anoushka Shankar

For her latest album, Home, Shankar has returned to the classical training she'd absorbed from her father, the late Ravi Shankar.

Susan Cahill, owner of All Families Healthcare, stands in front of the first building in Kalispell, Mont., where she offered abortion services. After vandalism closed her last clinic down, Missoula became the nearest place for women in the Flathead Valley to find abortion services.

How Vandalism And Fear Ended Abortion In Northwest Montana

When Zachary Klundt broke into All Families Healthcare he destroyed the only clinic providing abortions in the Flathead Valley of Montana. More than a year later, the clinic remains closed.

President Obama signs the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill in Washington on July 21, 2010. Five years later, debate over the effectiveness of the legislation continues.

5 Years Later, Legacy Of Financial Overhaul Still Being Weighed

Republicans are pushing to roll back Dodd-Frank because they say it over-regulates the financial industry and hurts growth. Supporters say it has made banks stronger and the financial system safer.

"What we are doing now has nothing to do with what we expected to be doing," says Rami Jarrah, who protested against the Assad regime in Damascus in 2011 and now runs a radio station from southern Turkey that broadcasts to civilians in rebel-controlled territory in northern Syria.

As Challenges Shift, Syria's Moderates Navigate Unexpected Territory

They protested against the Assad regime in 2011, hoping for democracy. Now they're in exile, fighting extremists for their country's future and trying to provide a lifeline for others back in Syria.

After Iran Nuclear Deal, U.S. Defense Secretary Reassures Mideast Allies

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is in Saudi Arabia, part of a Middle East swing where he's trying to reassure American allies that their security will not be compromised by the nuclear deal with Iran.

Songwriter Wayne Carson Dies At 72

Wayne Carson was a prolific songwriter who hit the top of the country and pop charts. He was best known for songs that included "Always On My Mind," recorded by both Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson.

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