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Look up at the night sky and ask, "Anybody there?" Then consider this answer (from the 1830s): There are 22 trillion individuals in our solar system.

When Iraq was rapidly fracturing this summer, the Kurds started talking about independence that they've been seeking for a century. But now, the priority seems to be battling the Islamic State.

Steve Inskeep talks to former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers about his recent op-ed in The Washington Post calling on the Federal Reserve not to raise interest rates.

History hasn't been kind to late presidential entrants. But with the vice president's name recognition and position, his campaign could break the mold and challenge and sharpen Hillary Clinton.

Financing options are multiplying for "coder boot camps" — small, immersive schools that turn out software developers in weeks rather than years.

Tests have confirmed the bones under a Madrid convent belong to Spain's most famous writer. He wished to be buried there because the nuns raised money and paid a ransom when he was captive in Africa.

With U.S. stocks off to a dismal start in 2016, we check in with the former U.S. Treasury secretary.

Goggles and onboard cameras put pilots and spectators in the cockpit as the drones race at high speeds through crazy courses. The Drone Racing League's first season kicks off next month in Miami.

Police say that Keith Lamont Scott was carrying a gun when an officer shot and killed him; his family says he was unarmed. Overnight protests shut down I-85, but the interstate has now been reopened.

Revelers drink, dance and listen to music in the Syrian capital's Old City bars. "No one talks about the war anymore," a bartender says. "We got used to it."