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The winners announced Wednesday night included Adam Johnson in fiction, Ta-Nehisi Coates in nonfiction, Robin Coste Lewis in poetry and Neal Shusterman in young people's literature.

Pranksters from Arizona State visited their rival's campus to collect signatures for a ballot measure declaring the University of Arizona was built on land taken from Mexico and should be returned.

A small group of Syrian refugees has arrived in Tennessee. A top Republican lawmaker there has called for the state's National Guard to remove them and prevent new refugees from entering the state.

Walk to the stinky community toilet. Stand in line. Dance to keep from peeing. Curse the people inside for taking too long. Never go at night because predators lurk.

Billions of people around the world don't use flush toilets. That's why there are so many signs that explain what to do — and what not to do.

As Europe grapples with its refugee crisis, another one is playing out in Southeast Asia. It involves ethnic Rohingya, the largest group of stateless people on the planet.

The visa waiver program allowed 20 million travelers into the U.S. last year. Many say it poses a bigger threat than the refugee resettlement program.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a self-described pro-immigration Republican, was the first to ask for a pause on Syrian refugees to be relocated to his state.

Last week's rampage in Paris marked the first time suicide vests have been used in a European terrorist attack. NPR reports on how difficult they are to make and the damage they can do.

American military personnel helped rescue some Americans and others in Mali after the hotel where they were staying was overrun by gunmen.