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Mongolia is undergoing a dramatic transformation from a pastoral society to one whose economy is based on mining, especially copper and coal. With the change has come opportunity — and loss.

South Korea's government and health officials are worried about teens addicted to gaming and their smartphones in the world's most connected society.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with singer-songwriter K.Flay about her song "Sister," her latest album Solutions, and redefining sibling relationships.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Robert Knake of the Council on Foreign Relations about a Capital One data breach that compromised personal information of nearly 100 million Americans.

The city of Gilroy, Calif., held a vigil Monday night to mourn the deaths of the three people killed by a gunman during a mass shooting at the city's Garlic Festival on Sunday.

Winter nights in Ulaanbaatar can drop to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Many residents without electricity burn coal to heat their homes, leading to toxic air and health problems.

Democrats begin a second round of debates Tuesday night in Detroit. A vigil is held for shooting victims in Gilroy, Calif. And, Capital One Bank is dealing with a major data breach.

A new restaurant has become a haven for the city's Cuban community, as they deal with the uncertainty of living in a foreign land and an increasingly complex immigration landscape.

The decline of Earth's insect population may have serious consequences for humans, says scientist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. Insects are the world's janitors, as well as pollinators and a food source.

Mongolia's herders are accustomed to cold, but the extreme conditions of the country's terrible winters, known as dzuds, killed countless livestock and livelihoods. Herders have had to adapt.