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Congress made it an official day in 1964. Now it's a worldwide event — with special meaning in the developing world.

"Human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain," says sleep scientist Matthew Walker. His new book is Why We Sleep.

The Hall of Fame coach had been on unpaid administrative leave since last month, after the school was implicated in a federal bribery and fraud investigation.

Boeing picked Chicago instead when it was looking for a new headquarters in 2001. This time around, Denver is pitching its quality of life to draw Amazon to build a new headquarters there.

The city in northeastern Syria has been the self-declared capital of the Islamic State. U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are reported to be on the verge of taking the city back from ISIS.

President Trump continues his tax overhaul pitch after holding court in a wide ranging Rose Garden appearance on Monday. Trump played down any conflict with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

In an interview with NPR's Here & Now about his new documentary, Wasted! The Story of Food Waste, the chef drives home the size of the problem and the importance of changing our perspective.

As of Tuesday, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces control "more than 90 percent" of Raqqa, says U.S. Army Col. Ryan Dillon.

Also: Islamic State militants are surrounded in Raqqa, Syria; the latest on California's wildfires; and the plague outbreak is getting worse in Madagascar.

An unidentified bovine — it looked to be a young bull — drove a section of New York City to distraction, leading a very slow speed chase around an outdoor soccer field.