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Preliminary Results: Far-Right Candidate Wins Brazil's Presidential Runoff

Jair Bolsonaro — a former army captain who expressed his admiration for dictatorship and repeatedly denigrated women and gays — looks certain to become the country's new president.

U.S. Soldiers Nearly Drained Iceland Of Its Supply Of Beer

Recently, several thousand U.S. soldiers made a pit stop in Iceland on their way to a NATO exercise. Local breweries reportedly had to rush emergency reserves to the thirsty mob.

This June, instructions were posted at an early voting precinct in Bismarck, N.D. In that primary election, tribal IDs that did not show residential addresses were accepted as voter ID. But those same IDs will not be accepted in the general election.

Many Native IDs Won't Be Accepted At North Dakota Polling Places

The Supreme Court has upheld a state law requiring voters' IDs to have street addresses, which many reservations do not use. Native American groups are now scrambling to prepare for Election Day.

A bridge damaged by Hurricane Michael can be seen Friday in Mexico Beach, Fla. The most powerful hurricane ever known to have hit the Florida Panhandle has left transportation and communication infrastructure in shambles, slowing relief efforts.

Wreckage Left By Hurricane Michael Slows Relief Efforts

Government and nonprofit agencies work in advance of storms to create distribution networks for critical aid, but the Category 4 storm damaged key communications and transportation infrastructure.

Panamanian Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi toast after signing a joint statement on establishing diplomatic relations in June 2017 in Beijing.

China Lures Taiwan's Latin American Allies

The biggest bloc of Taiwan's few remaining world allies is in Central America and the Caribbean. But even that solidarity is splintering.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is required to submit a confidential report when his work is done, but the publication and circulation of whatever he files is not a sure thing.

The Russia Investigations: Unanswered Questions In The Eye Of The Storm

The president and his lawyers may be close to submitting a take-home exam of sorts to special counsel Robert Mueller, but so many other points about this imbroglio remain unresolved.

Sakshi Satpathy at the U.N.'s headquarters in March. On Thursday, she received an award from the Girl Scouts at the U.N. for her work to fight child marriage and human trafficking.

A Super Girl Scout Makes Movies To Make Life Better For Vulnerable Girls

Sakshi Satpathy, 16, babysat and walked dogs to finance her films on child marriage and trafficking. She's won the Girl Scout's top honor — and Amnesty International and CARE have screened her works.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political allies in the wealthy alpine state of Bavaria risk losing ground to the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party in upcoming regional elections.

Germany's Far Right Finds A New Stronghold In Bavaria, And It's Costing Merkel

A booming economy and ever fewer migrants crossing the border haven't eased a populist backlash against the German chancellor's political allies in the wealthy alpine state of Bavaria.

David Vetter plays in the enclosed plastic environment that he had to stay in to survive.

Opinion: The Doctor And 'The Boy In The Bubble'

In his essay this week, NPR's Scott Simon remembers William T. Shearer, who died this week at the age of 81. He was the doctor of "The Boy In The Bubble."

Mad Magazine Changes Tone With Four-Page Comic Strip On School Shootings

Mad is known for its humor and satire. Its latest issue, though, took on a more poignant commentary about school shootings. NPR's Scott Simon talks to executive editor Bill Morrison about it.

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