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LaPierre leaves as he and other former NRA officials stand accused of misappropriating funds from the nonprofit to bankroll opulent lifestyles. LaPierre has denied those allegations.

When he was just 10 years old, Shankar began performing in Europe and the US with his family's Indian dance troupe. But at age 18, Shankar gave up all the glitter to study with a guru who taught him the sitar. He became a master, and introduced the West to his country's music.

Thousands of Coptic Christians marched through central Cairo on Tuesday to demand justice for the more than two dozen Copts who were killed a year ago when army units moved in to stop their protest.

Eye glasses with computing power have long been sci-fi fantasy, relegated to Terminator movies and the like. But now it appears Google may be a few months from selling a beta version of their own.

At a time when jazz was not widely seen in higher education, the alto saxophonist brought the wisdom learned on the bandstand to the classroom.

Many women at Hillary Clinton's alma mater of Wellesley College are hoping to see the Democratic nominee break the ultimate glass ceiling Tuesday night in becoming the first woman elected president in the U.S.

The auto industry is grappling with a shortage of computer chips that is forcing companies to cut back production of some vehicles. Some new cars, already in short supply, might get harder to find.

The U.S. claims Iran killed more than 1,000 people in recent riots and anti-government protests, which is higher than monitors have found and a claim that could cut both ways for those protesting.

In another blow to the Palestinians, the U.S. has folded the diplomatic mission to them into the U.S. embassy to Israel — which is run by a strongly pro-Israel ambassador.

A debate is brewing in Maine over the state bird — the chickadee. There's more than one type of chickadee in Maine — and bird experts say the state should pick one.