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Simone Biles led the star-studded U.S. women's gymnastics team Sunday night in qualifiers at the Summer Olympic games. Biles and teammate Aly Raisman will advance to the all-around competition.

The social network acknowledged it had held back a report about the most viewed content on its platform in the first three months of 2021.

Commercial space startup Blue Origin announced Tuesday the successful launch and landing of one of its rockets. NPR explores what the success means for space travel.

Georgia officials plan to build a bell tower atop Stone Mountain as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. It'll stand above carvings of several Confederate war heroes. Opponents call the move insulting.

Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of the Chinese communications giant, has left Canada after being detained for three years. Canada announced two of its citizens were freed by China.

A growing number of U.S. intelligence officers and diplomats in Vienna have reported symptoms in recent months consistent with "Havana syndrome," which include dizziness, migraines and memory loss.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Tuesday that virus restrictions will be eased gradually.

Shatner, 90, became the oldest person to fly into space, according to Blue Origin. The company, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its first human spaceflight in July.

Shahrad Nasajpour is among the six athletes on the Paralympic Refugee team this year. He is an Iranian refugee living in Arizona who will compete in the discus throw.

The White House named a longtime Democratic insider to be the so-called Ebola czar on Friday. Just who is Ron Klain and will his appointment make a difference, good or bad?