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Laurent Gbagbo had been charged with crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the wake of his 2010 electoral loss. Charges against his former youth minister also were dropped.

As Ryan Zinke steps down amid a string of ethics investigations, his deputy David Bernhardt — a former oil-industry lobbyist and a polarizing figure — will take over at the Department of the Interior.

The shutdown means many HUD sponsored affordable housing programs are at risk of running out of money. Critics say landlords may not sign up in the future, if the government doesn't pay its bills.

The economy added 312,000 jobs in December — topping analysts' expectations of 180,000 jobs added. Unemployment climbed as more people felt confident enough to quit their jobs and look for new ones

The kingdom said the Senate's position is "based on baseless allegations and accusations" that distort the truth, and accused U.S. lawmakers of interfering in its affairs.

Priests who sexually abuse children are like Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, Pope Francis told a gathering of cardinals on Friday.

Jayme Closs disappeared the day her parents were found dead. On Thursday, she approached a woman and said she had been taken. The man who allegedly abducted her and killed her parents is now in jail.

The president says he's never worked for Russia after The New York Times and The Washington Post raised new questions about his relationship with Moscow amid the unresolved special counsel probe.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with sports writer Christine Brennan about the decision by Augusta National, one of golf's most exclusive clubs, to establish a women's tournament.

Carlos do Carmo helped popularize fado, Portugal's national music, and gave it a political edge when Portugal's dictatorship fell in 1974. This past weekend, he brought fado to New York.