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Jeb Bush is walking back comments he made on Iraq that he would have authorized the invasion even knowing what we know now. But he later said he actually doesn't know what he would have done.

Thinking about quitting your job or maybe starting a business? NPR's Life Kit has tips on getting your finances in order before making a big leap.

Alex Murdaugh, part of a powerful Southern family, was found guilty in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. The guilty verdicts on all charges capped a six-week trial.

China's new premier is a trusted ally of President Xi Jinping. The appointment signals Xi's plans for his third five-year term, which started Friday,

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned those protesting the country's presidential election: Accept the outcome or face the consequences. Khamenei dismissed allegations of fraud, saying President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won last week's election decisively.

A key part of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan that President Obama announced Tuesday is the training of Afghan security forces. Army Lt. Gen. (retd.) James Dubik, a senior fellow at the Institute for the Study of War, says training troops in Afghanistan is similar to U.S. efforts in Iraq.

The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday a $3 billion settlement with Indian tribes. This marks the end of a 13-year lawsuit brought against the government by Indian tribes over billions of dollars in valuable land and oil royalties.

The President of the West African nation of Niger has been removed in a coup. President Mohamed Bazoum has been held hostage by his own guard at his residence since early Wednesday morning.

Asian carp, an invasive species, are making their way up the Mississippi River and its tributaries, edging out native fish along the way. Faced with dwindling supplies of their old catch, some commercial fishermen are shifting course: They're now cruising for carp.

In 1777, Gen. George Washington and his troops faced British and Hessian soldiers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He issued a firm order that no matter how barbaric enemy armies might be, he would not abide any such behavior in his own troops.