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Rapper Dr. Dre is an executive at Apple, now.

Tech Week: C-E-Bros, Diversity Numbers And The Beats Deal

The Snapchat CEO's fraternity-day emails surfaced, Apple made its biggest acquisition and Google disclosed the uneven gender breakdown of its staff. Take a look at the week's top headlines in tech.

Targeting Al-Shabab Leadership, U.S. Launches Airstrikes In Somalia

The Pentagon said it was still "assessing the results of the operation." Local Somali officials said the U.S. airstrikes hit near a meeting of the al-Qaida affiliated group.

Evan Kuz was visiting New York City for the first time from Canada. As the dark storm rolled in on the late afternoon of Sept 10th, he took this photo from the Ferry near Liberty Island. He later had coffee at Windows On the World that evening. It's something he'll carry with him for the rest of the life he says. (Evan Kuz via National Geographic)

The Day Before The Day That Changed Everything

A new film on the National Geographic Channel called "9/10: The Final Hours" focuses on the day before 9/11.

Smoke and fire rise from the explosion Tuesday in Gaza City.

Bombing Ruins Gaza's Only Power Plant

Israel broadened its bombing campaign on Tuesday, bringing the Palestinian death toll above 1,200. Brief hope for a cease-fire was quickly dashed.

Indiana Steel Companies Will Have To Get Greener — But It Won't Be Easy

As of 2018, Indiana led the nation in steel production — a process that puts out a lot of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution. In order to meet…

Julia Letlow has won a special election to fill the Louisiana congressional seat left vacant when her husband, Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, died of COVID-19 complications before he could be sworn into office.

Republican Letlow Wins Louisiana House Seat; 2 Democrats Enter Runoff In Other Race

Julia Letlow won a special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant when her husband died. In another Louisiana district, Democrats Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson head to a runoff.

Betty Who's 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

Musician and Tiny Desk alum Betty Who picks her top Tiny Desks.

Prompted by layoffs of thousands of Toys R Us employees, New Jersey's governor this week signed into law measures providing extra protections for workers.

New Jersey Mandates Severance Pay For Workers Facing Mass Layoffs

"Workers' performance and workers' dedication to the company were secondary. Now, they'll be moved more to the forefront," state Sen. Joe Cryan, a co-sponsor of the bill, said.

Attendants refill teacups as Chen Quanguo (center), Communist Party secretary of China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, listens to a speaker during a group discussion meeting on the sidelines of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 12, 2019. The Politburo member is one of the subjects of new U.S. sanctions over human rights abuses in the region.

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Officials, Including Politburo Member, For Xinjiang Abuses

The Trump administration's penalties are meant to punish China for its treatment of Uighurs and Muslim minorities in the region, and target a Politburo member for the first time.

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., won first place in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science and math competition for high school seniors. The pandemic meant a virtual Zoom ceremony rather than what's usually a black-tie gala ceremony in the nation's capital.

High School Senior's Tool To End Food Insecurity Wins National Competition

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, has won the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a top science and math competition for high school seniors. Her winning project: a tool to predict crop harvests.

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