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Palestinian violist Ramzi Aburedwan used to throw stones at Israeli soldiers. Now he fights with music. He's built a music school for young Palestinians and he's finally realized a dream of playing Beethoven's 9th Symphony in Jerusalem.

Little is known about impact, or even size of the three-week nationwide prison strike that ended Sunday. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Udi Ofer, head of the ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice about the strike.

The Russian government's plan to raise the national pension age for men and women has sparked protests across the country.

People could buy the pipes for $2 in quarters. Three phony vending machines were discovered, authorities said. They were once tampon dispensers.

More than a dozen states offer what are known as free college programs. But a new review finds states vary wildly in how they define both "free" and "college."

More than 1 million Americans have been advised to leave their homes ahead of Hurricane Florence. David Greene talks with MaryAnn Tierney of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Russia's president said the men whom U.K. police recently accused of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal are private citizens, not Russian agents, and urged them to speak out.

The storm, now Category 2 strength, is still on track to strike the Carolinas Thursday night and Friday.

CBS said Fager's exit was not directly related to allegations that he had ignored complaints about harassment from a number of women, but instead that he had "violated company policy."

The WNBA Finals are underway, and the league's popularity has increased. But SB Nation's Tamryn Spruill says the WNBA and its players are still trying to win something more than games — respect.