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A curious warning from the White House to Syria about further use of chemical weapons was just one of the big global news stories this week.

On the way to the International Space Station, the Russian capsule had a wrinkle with a thruster, but was able to dock successfully on Thursday night.

Twister and the Super Soaker were among the toys inducted this week into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

Inspired early on by Henry Mancini, the pianist has since played with Woody Shaw and Nat Adderley.

We follow stories from Ireland, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin talks about the future of the fight for LGBTQ rights.

Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches With Teach for America, by Donna Foote.

The planet is sort of Earth-like but much closer to its star. It has temperatures hot enough to melt and vaporize rocks — and possibly oceans of lava with clouds that rain molten rock.

Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield are the directors behind the hit nature-documentary series Planet Earth. Their new movie, Earth, uses some of the same footage — but it's "character-based" rather than "habitat based."

How "average" or "American" is your state? The Associated Press has produced an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data that ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia according to how closely they resemble the country's demographics.