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Nancie Atwell (center) poses with former U.S. President Bill Clinton (left) and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, after she won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize in Dubai on Sunday.

Nancie Atwell Of Maine Wins $1 Million Global Teaching Prize

A teacher who instills a love of books and writing has beaten out 5,000 educators around the world for a global honor.

Pakistani army soldiers patrol near the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore as security has been increased to high alert after government lifted a six-year moratorium on executions.

Pakistan Says It's Killed Dozens Of Extremists In Military Operation

The operation in tribal North Waziristan involved airstrikes and ground forces, the Pakistan military says.

Saudi Man Convicted Of Conspiracy In 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings

Khalid al-Fawwaz was convicted on all four conspiracy charges tied to the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The U.S. has said al-Fawwaz was Osama bin Laden's lieutenant in Britain.

Rajendra K. Pachauri speaks at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014. He is stepping down as chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Head Of UN Climate Change Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations

Rajendra K. Pachauri's departure from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a big embarrassment for the group, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with former Vice President Al Gore.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., left, clasps hands with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., sponsor of the Senate's Keystone XL pipeline bill version, on Wednesday as lawmakers gather to urge President Obama to sign the legislation approving expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline. The House passed the Senate's version of the bill Wednesday afternoon.

House Sends Keystone XL Pipeline Measure To Obama Despite Veto Threat

Republicans do not appear to have enough votes to override a presidential veto. It's unlikely to be the last standoff between the GOP and the president on energy issues.

Egyptians protest on Friday what they characterize as Government inaction in reaction to the kidnapping of Copts in Libya, Cairo, on Friday.

ISIS Video Purports To Show Mass Beheading Of Coptic Christians

The footage is supposed to show militants from the self-declared Islamic State executing 21 Coptic Christians captured by the extremist group last week.

Amazon says a mistyped command caused a widespread outage in its cloud computing service on Tuesday that disrupted websites across the Internet for hours.

Amazon And The $150 Million Typo

Amazon said a mistyped command caused part of the company's cloud computing service to go down for hours on Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported the outage caused millions of dollars in losses.

Rick Perry Looks To Bring Texas Approach To Energy Department

On Thursday, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was sworn in as the energy secretary for the Trump administration. NPR looks ahead to a series of upcoming pieces examining Perry's role in expanding wind energy production in Texas.

French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, an independent who started the "En Marche!" (On the Move) movement, is neck and neck with National Front candidate Marine le Pen. Macron is seen here in Paris today.

French Newcomer Seen In Tight Race With Far Right's Le Pen For Presidency

Emmanuel Macron, 39, is a former investment banker who's running as an independent. He says he wants to "make France daring again."

Then-nominee Christopher Wray is sworn in during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

Christopher Wray Confirmed As Next FBI Director

The Senate has easily confirmed Christopher Wray to be the next FBI director, placing him atop the law enforcement agency after the ouster of former Director James Comey in May.

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