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  1. Kenyan Brigid Kosgei Smashes Women's World Record At Chicago Marathon

    The 25-year-old runner finished in a time of 2:14:04 on Sunday, beating the previous record set by Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2003 by 81 seconds.

  2. Simone Biles Becomes The Most Decorated Gymnast In World Championship History

    Combining skills of unprecedented difficulty with flawless execution, the 22-year-old surpassed Vitaly Scherbo's record 23 world medals won in the 1990s. Biles copped five golds at the championships.

  3. Endangered By Turkish Offensive, U.S. Troops Prepare To Evacuate From Syria

    The U.S. will pull hundreds of troops amid air strikes and gunfire from Turkish-backed forces. "We're preparing, waiting for the order," a U.S. official close to the troops on the ground told NPR.

  4. Fort Worth Officer Kills Woman In Her Bedroom In Response To 'Open Structure Call'

    Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was shot early Saturday morning after police in Texas responded to a neighbor's nonemergency call upon seeing her front door open. Community activists are demanding answers.

  5. Border Wall Rising In Arizona, Raises Concerns Among Conservationists, Native Tribes

    The Customs and Border Protection agency says it is doing its best to reduce impact to the environment and tribal citizens. Conservationists and Native Tribes in the area are not appeased.

  6. Typhoon In Japan Leaves Up To 33 Dead, 19 Missing

    Typhoon Hagibus has been downgraded to a tropical storm. Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were mobilized across the country to rescue people after the storm made landfall on Saturday.

  7. Cory Booker On Impeachment: 'I Swore An Oath To Protect And Defend The Constitution'

    The New Jersey senator and presidential hopeful says Congress must take action. "Politics be damned. I have a job to do, which is to hold the executive accountable and we should be doing that."

  8. Turkey Claims To Have Won A Key Syrian Border Town From Kurdish Forces

    Heading into a fourth day of military attacks on northern Syria, Turkish officials say forces have captured Ras al-Ayn and several surrounding villages. But reports indicate fighting continues.

  9. Typhoon Hagibis Leaves 2 Dead As Flooding And Landslides Threaten More Lives

    The typhoon, which has now passed to the northeast of Tokyo, was the largest to hit Japan in 61 years, since the 1958 Kanogawa Typhoon that killed more than 1,200 people.

  10. VIDEO: Eliud Kipchoge Dashes Past 2-Hour Marathon Barrier In Assisted Event

    Accompanied by pacesetters and an electric car, the Kenyan runner set a record Saturday that was long considered not humanly possible. He clocked in at 1:59:40 on crossing the finish line in Austria.