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Connecticut’s election enforcement agency will be investigating claims of absentee ballot fraud in Bridgeport. It comes after incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim won the city’s Democratic primary based on mail-in ballots for the second time in four years.

Portugal looks like it's heading toward an international bailout, becoming the third European country to seek help after Greece and Ireland. After the Portuguese parliament rejected a series of austerity measures proposed by the prime minister, his government resigned. Since then, market pressures on Portugal increased, and the need for financial aid from the EU and IMF became all but inevitable.

The statement came in response to a series of questions from bishops seeking guidance on administering the sacraments.

Authorities in Akron, Ohio, said the incident took place hours after police broke up a large gathering at the same location. No arrests were made, and police are seeking information from the public.

Teresa Youngblut, 21, pleaded not guilty on Friday to new charges, including murder, related to the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont earlier this year. If convicted, Youngblut could be sentenced to death.

As the number of people seeking emergency food aid continues to grow, food banks have started thinking about what more they can do to help their clients become more self-sufficient. Some, like the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, are teaching people to grow food at community farms and helping them set up home gardens.

A defense official tells NPR that the Marine Corps is seeking to bar female Marines from some ground combat jobs. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Rep. Seth Moulton, from the House Armed Services panel.

A federal appeals court ruled that part of the state's "Docs vs. Glocks" law limiting what doctors can ask patients about guns in the home violates the First Amendment right to free speech.

Cameron had been seeking concessions for his country so that he can encourage Britons to vote for continued EU membership in a referendum expected in the coming months.

A lawsuit filed by Kaiser Health News under the Freedom of Information Act could spur the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to release audits that document up to $650 million in overcharges.