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Khadire Tahiraj (left) runs the Center for Promotion of Women's Rights in the Drenas municipality in central Kosovo. The center cares for scores of wartime rape survivors, including Sana (right). Sana is not her real name; she chose it for herself because she doesn't want her family to know she was raped. "We are like orphans," Sana says. "And Kadire is like our mother."

In Kosovo, War Rape Survivors Can Now Receive Reparations. But Shame Endures For Many

Thousands of women who were raped in the war that resulted in Kosovo's split from Serbia are eligible for a monthly government stipend of $280. Many are reluctant to claim it. Only 250 have signed up.

See that little brown critter and that little white critter? They're goats stuck on a bridge in western Pennsylvania. The white goat is facing in the wrong direction to walk off the beam, about 100 feet high, and return to solid ground.

So 2 Goats Were Stuck On A Beam Under A Bridge ...

They were about 100 feet above the ground. They had been there for hours. And they didn't know how to get down. Operation Goat Rescue begins!

Usually In Unison, New York And Connecticut Clash Over Environmental Issue

Connecticut and New York are butting heads over a controversial decision by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to allow dumping of dredged...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered federal prosecutors to consider tougher charges against people who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time.

Trump Administration Seeks New Border Crackdown

The White House has announced plans to end a policy often called "catch and release." The administration also will bring tougher charges against first-time illegal border crossers.

President Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.

Analysis: In Trump's Twitter Feed, A Tale Of Sound And Fury

Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Super Tighty Booty Whities; Sinking Marriages and Namaste For Your Face!

The Nationals' director of field operations, John Turnour, looks over his domain.

The Grass Is Always Greener At The Baseball Field

Baseball players have all of spring training to get ready, but for the groundskeeper, Opening Day brings a lot of pressure. NPR spoke with John Tornour, the Washington Nationals' head groundskeeper.

Saturday Sports: Tiger Woods And The Masters

We get some of the week's sports highlights, including the much-anticipated return of Tiger Woods to the Masters.

Emergency crews respond to a crash involving a bus carrying the junior hockey team. Police say 15 people died.

15 Dead In Canadian Junior Hockey Team Bus Crash

Fourteen others are injured after a collision in the western province of Saskatchewan. Authorities have not released the names and ages of the victims, as condolences poured in from across the nation.

A police officer stands near the scene where a car crashed into a group of people in Muenster, Germany, leaving two dead, before killing himself.

2 Dead After Car Drives Into Crowd In Germany

In addition to the two fatalities, the driver injured about 20 people in the western city of Muenster, police say, then killed himself.

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