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Supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) celebrate a decisive win in parliamentary elections Sunday.

Turkey's Ruling Party Regains Majority In Parliamentary Elections

The results mark a big win for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Justice and Development Party, also known as AKP, was founded by Erdogan, and it won back the single-party rule it lost in June.

Tunisia Fact Check: Clarifying Some Points

Tunisia is touted as the great success story of the Arab Spring. How democratic does Tunisia really look these days?

Tunisia's Democratic Transition Benefits The World, Party Leader Says

Tunisia is often considered democracy's success story in the Middle East. David Greene talks to Rached Ghannouchi, co-founder of the Ennahda Movement in Tunisia, which is based on non-violent Islam.

Canine Flood Victim Is Returned Home Safely

In May, the owners of a pit bull had to evacuate because of flooding in Texas but the dog wasn't among them. After four months, Thor turned up 2,000 miles away in California near the Oregon border.

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley take the stage after individually answering questions during Friday night's First In The South Democratic Presidential Forum at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C.

Rivals' Gloves Come Off Against Clinton In Democratic Forum

Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley jabbed at Hillary Clinton during a Democratic forum in South Carolina Friday night, questioning the frontrunner's liberal bona fides.

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she will be "above the president" if her party wins Sunday's election. In a constitutional clause that appears directed at her, a person can't become president if he or she is married to a foreign national or has children who are foreign nationals. Suu Kyi's late husband was British, as are their two sons.

Aung San Suu Kyi's Lofty Goal In Myanmar: To Be 'Above' The President

The country votes Sunday in its most important election in a quarter-century. The best-known politician is barred from the presidency, but Suu Kyi says she'll be calling the shots if her party wins.

Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate at University of Colorado's Coors Events Center on Oct. 28, 2015 in Boulder, Colorado.

Ted Cruz Lying In Wait For His Next Moment

The freshman senator from Texas is biding his time, hoping to ascend like another freshman senator did to the presidency two elections ago. NPR's Wade Goodwyn focuses on Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign.

Coroner Who Ruled Death Of 'Hero Cop' A Suicide Talks About Autopsy Process

The nation mourned the death of an Illinois police officer who was reported to be killed on duty. Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd explains how he ruled the death a suicide.

Home care physician Roberta Miller loads up her 2002 Honda Odyssey minivan, which has more than 250,000 miles, to prepare for a day of visiting patients at their homes.

Doctor Treats Homebound Patients, Often Unseen Even By Neighbors

"You can evaluate the person as a whole," says Dr. Roberta Miller, who has been a home care physician for more than 20 years. The traditional house call may be the future of medicine.

Instead of just "he" and "she," Harvard and other colleges are introducing gender-neutral pronouns like "ze" into their registrars.

More Universities Move To Include Gender-Neutral Pronouns

More colleges are expanding gender options for transgender and non-binary students. One leader in LGBTQ student life at Harvard discusses the update to the college's applications.

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