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Paying doctors to prescribe particular drugs is illegal. But drugmakers pay some doctors to talk with their peers about prescription drugs.

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88.

Duke University will play sports this fall, but there won’t be any fans in the stands when balls are kicked and tackles are made.The school announced…

Those jeans you bought at Walmart? They might have been made in Kenya. Here's a look at the country's leading exports.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Barabak about how some hold Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy responsible for the loss of five House seats in California.

Cressida Dick, 56, a former beat cop in London's West End, on Wednesday was named the first female police commissioner in the organization's 188-year history.

Also: Some Syrian rebels won't attend new peace talks; France to send new troops to the Central African Republic; Florida Republicans urge lawmaker convicted of drug possession to quit; 2013 saw the fewest hurricanes in decades; and several retired hockey players sue the NHL over concussions.

Also: Jury selection opens in the 2012 Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting; oil leaks from a pipeline into the Yellowstone River; and Miss Lebanon takes a selfie with Miss Israel, triggering anger.

Also: Another round of U.S.-Cuba talks will be held today; no charges have been filed against the driver in a California truck-train crash; and the NBA's first African-American player dies.

Also: Duck Dynasty star says he's a lover, "not a hater;" fears grow of civil war in South Sudan; winter weather continues to wreak havoc; Apple lands a big deal in China; and Utah officials will try again to halt same-sex marriages.