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For the second time in three years, Santa Rosa, Calif., residents are fleeing wildfires. Dry conditions and high temperatures are complicating firefighting efforts.

Potential changes in economic policy from Washington have sent tremors throughout emerging economies. In Turkey, where growth in recent years has put Eurozone economies to shame, the signs are troubling: The Turkish lira has fallen to its lowest value in years and private sector debt is soaring. Economists say continued liquidity and foreign investment remains crucial if Turkey is to avoid a hard landing.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report about how the redrawing of Congressional districts throughout the country affected the outcome of midterm elections.

With another day passing without a clear majority, Republican leaders on both sides of the Capitol are facing concerns from within their party about their ability to lead.

In fields of the central Mexican state of Puebla, these families harvest the flowers that will guide the paths of their ancestors to return on the Day of the Dead to celebrate with the living.

The survey commissioned by a U.S.-based group found that the number of Dutch respondents who believe the Holocaust is a myth was higher than in any of the other five nations previously surveyed.

Nichols died a few days after he was taken into custody by the Memphis Police, in a violent incident his family says left him "unrecognizable." Five officers have been fired.

The Illinois Democrat said it will take bipartisan cooperation to keep the federal government from defaulting.

An African American musical group in Michigan that's been singing spirituals since the Civil Rights era is about to give its final concert.

Congress is putting the spotlight on the strategic relationship between the U.S. and China. China is a rare issue where Republicans and Democrats agree Congress needs to respond to threats.