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The tiny town of Semur-en-Auxois in Burgundy has the honor of hosting the Tour de France for the first time ever this year, and it has been sprucing up for the occasion for months.

John Burnett reports on the latest on Hurricane Harvey from Corpus Christi, Texas.

A woman gave birth to eight babies in Bellflower, Calif., on Monday. She had 46 doctors, nurses and assistants on hand for the delivery by C-section. Dr. Harold Henry, chief of maternal and fetal medicine at the Bellflower Medical Center, weighs in.

A tiny bit of space junk just a third of an inch wide had the crew of the International Space Station scrambling for safety Thursday, as experts continue to debate what can be done about all the trash that's orbiting our planet.

Searchers have turned up the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's airplane in California's Inyo National Forest. Fossett vanished more than a year ago while flying a single-engine plane from Nevada. A hiker said he'd found ID cards and a pilot's license with Fossett's name, leading to the latest search. Fossett's remains have not been found.

Bats fly at night and they're hard to hear, so counting them is tricky. Researchers use volunteers and some innovative technology to monitor bat populations.

Two cousins from Mexico have a dream to bring jobs to their hometown. With no experience and very little funding, they've launched their own high end brand of mezcal.

Nepal is a tiny country, tucked between the two most populous countries of the world, China and India. It's a country in a sort of time warp, with music that was popular in the 1970s. This audio postcard comes from Nepal's capital, Katmandu.

Around the world, cities like Rio de Janeiro are using new technologies to solve their problems. And while there's great promise in many of these "smart" city programs, urban planner Anthony Townsend is wary of putting so much power in the hands of tech companies.

Ian Roberts has competed in some of the most high-profile races in the world. But his biggest competition to date was a determined fifth-grader in jean shorts and Nike tennis shoes.