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A newly discovered pathway between the heart and brain can cause fainting, at least in mice.

A man in Oregon is challenging the math behind red light camera tickets. Mats Järlström calculates that drivers who end up in an intersection when the light goes yellow can be trapped in a no-win dilemma, particularly if they are making a turn. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Aarian Marshall, who wrote about the case for Wired magazine.

A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board.

Kate Nyx's relationship with her street cat, Winslow, was rough at first. But now, Winslow has found a unique way to communicate with his owner: by playing the piano.

As NATO leaders prepare to meet in Washington next week, Ukrainian leaders say they have made huge sacrifices to defend the ideals of the alliance and want a clear path to membership.

The unemployment rate in August fell to 4.2% from 4.3% in July, according to the Labor Department. But employers added 142,000 jobs last month, less than consensus forecasts that ranged from 160,000 to 165,000 jobs to be created.

The U.S. House is poised to vote on a series of bills that would give additional aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The funding for Ukraine is causing divisions among House Republicans.

In a landmark step in the effort to hold Syrian officials accountable for war crimes, a German court convicted a former Syrian intelligence officer and sentenced him to four and a half years in jail.

NPR's Eric Deggans speaks with Dareen Khalifa of the International Crisis Group about Syrian rebels taking control of parts of Aleppo.

There was both good news — and bad news — in the latest jobs report, providing an unclear picture as the Federal Reserve weighs how much to cut interest rates.