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The derailment, in northeastern Thailand, occurred on part of an ambitious planned high-speed rail project that will eventually connect China with much of Southeast Asia.

Leaders from tech giants like Google and PayPal say that the password as we know it is dead. So what's the future of authentication online? Apple is implementing fingerprint protection on iPhones, but questions linger about the security and feasibility of biometrics.

Gospel music has always played a big role in American culture. Now, the music's wide-ranging history is being celebrated at Nashville's new Museum of Christian & Gospel Music.

Gospel music has always played a big role in American culture. Now, the music's wide-ranging history is being celebrated at Nashville's new Museum of Christian & Gospel Music.

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, Institute of Education Sciences and Office of Federal Student Aid were especially impacted by the cuts announced on Tuesday.

We asked our book critics what titles they are most looking forward to this summer. Their picks range from memoirs to sci-fi and fantasy to translations, love stories and everything in between.

Israel's military has closed towns and workplaces near the Lebanon border and 60,000 residents have fled, freezing the regional economy. But a full-blown war with Hezbollah could affect all of Israel.

A station to detect nuclear weapons tests picked up the volcanic eruption in Tonga from Antarctica. Some experts say the blast could be more than 50 megatons, while NASA estimates 6-10 megatons.

The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country.

The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country.