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E delivered her eighth child and says the baby was stillborn. She was arrested and found guilty of infanticide but was released for good behavior after serving 3 years and is now living on her brother's farm in a small house. "It's better to be free without money than trapped between four walls," she says.

It is the second-most common reason women are in jail in Senegal.

SDSC: Judge Closed Courtroom When Child Victim Testified; Inmate Claims Error

A prison inmate serving 80 years for raping a four-year-old child is asking for a new trial. The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday,…

Containers from China are stacked next to the train station in the Duisburg port in July. Approximately 25 trains a week use a new connection between Duisburg and the Chinese cities of Chongqing and Yiwu. Several European countries use the railway for trading goods both from and into China.

Chinese Companies Get Tech-Savvy Gobbling Up Germany's Factories

Beijing wants to up its manufacturing game to make high-end technology — so it has gone on a buying spree, acquiring key German tech firms.

Smart, Unsentimental 'Heartland' Pays Tribute To America's Working Class

Sarah Smarsh grew up as a member of the white working class in rural Kansas. In a new memoir, she examines the crushing ways in which class shapes possibility in the U.S.

British Prime Minister Theresa May dances up to the podium for her speech Wednesday at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, U.K.

As Brexit Deadline Approaches, Theresa May Vows To Make A 'Deal That Delivers'

The U.K. prime minister broke out her distinctive dance moves before a speech Wednesday. But those shimmies projected a confidence in her Brexit proposals that many in her own party don't share.

Tibetans cheer on a Tibetan team at a soccer tournament in London. Fans say they were pleased and surprised that the tournament organizers didn't succumb to pressure from potential sponsors and dump the Tibetan team to avoid angering the Chinese government.

How The Chinese Government Works To Censor Debate In Western Democracies

China's leaders try to muzzle free expression beyond their borders, inside liberal democracies, when speech contradicts the Communist Party line on issues like the status of Tibet and Taiwan.

Concern Grows After Internationally Known Saudi Commentator Goes Missing

A prominent U.S.-based Saudi journalist has gone missing in Istanbul after visiting the Saudi consulate there. It raises concern he's caught up in the Kingdom's crackdown on free speech.

Supporters gather outside the Las Vegas Convention Center as they watch President Trump's rally on screens in the parking lot on Sept. 20.

Latino Votes Crucial In Nevada, As Culinary Union Focuses On Turnout

Dean Heller is the only Republican in the Senate up for re-election in a state that Hillary Clinton won. Latino union workers are a key voting bloc for his Democratic opponent, Rep. Jacky Rosen.

Other States Might Not Follow California In Diversity Mandate For Corporate Boards

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law on Monday that requires publicly traded companies in California to have at least one woman on their corporate board.

How Daughters Are Talking To Their Fathers About Sexual Assault

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse about her latest column on why young women don't tell their fathers about sexual assaults.

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