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Germany's government has not legalized gay marriage or adoption, a position that could cost it votes in Sunday's election.

Workers are preparing New York's Central Park for an ambitious art project. The artists Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude are planning to install 7,500 gates -- free-hanging colored panels -- along 23 miles of paths. But they will remain up for only 16 days.

Speaking to the nation and the White House press corps at a rare prime time news conference, President Bush says "the consequences of failure in Iraq would be unthinkable." He pledges that a U.S.-led effort there will not fail, but he vows to stick to a June 30 deadline to transfer power to an Iraqi government.

A liliger is a hybrid from a male lion and a female liger. A female liger is a hybrid resulting from the coupling of a male lion and a female tiger. Liligers are bred to better survive climate change.

The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious.

Trump's megawatt personality immediately became a magnet for viewers on TV, as did his browbeating battles with rivals and news moderators. Even without debates, Trump was seen everywhere on-screen.

Robert Mueller is the least-known high profile public figure in Washington, D.C. So in the year of his investigation he has been defined by others: tarred as a Deep State conspirator, held up as an avenging angel and made the subject of quite a few funny moments.

Also: The Paris bombing suspect is convicted in a separate Brussels attack; Mike Pompeo's Secretary of State nomination is drawing opposition; and a man once mauled by a bear survives a shark attack.

NPR has launched a blog that looks to tell stories from around the world that connect us all.

In many countries, the very young have zero interest in politics. After decades of conflict, however, Gaza is an intensely political place and its young people were out in force to give Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal a hero's welcome — even though many are still suffering the effects of the recent eight-day missile offensive.