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In West Africa, gunmen have taken over the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Reports say 170 staff and guests were taken hostage. The situation is ongoing.

National security officials and policymakers are pushing for tougher surveillance laws. Much of their effort focuses on forcing tech firms to give law enforcement access to encrypted smartphone data.

The family of Anita Datar of Maryland, an international development worker, confirms she died in the terrorist assault. Malian officials say at least 19 people were killed, along with two gunmen.

Researchers say pigeons can be trained to spot cancerous breast tissue on x-rays and slides. Gathering results from a lot of pigeons, "flock sourcing," brings the accuracy rate up to 90 percent.

A military official in Bamako, the capital of the West African Nation of Mali, says more than two dozen hostages have been freed. At least three people have been killed.

Daniel Kish has been blind since he was 13 months old, but has learned to "see" using a form of echolocation.

Christopher McDougall explores the mysteries of the human instinct to run. How did endurance help early humans survive — and what urges from our ancient ancestors spur us on today?

Some Americans unhappy with U.S. plans to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees are threatening to move to Canada. Apparently they haven't noticed that Canada plans to take in 25,000 Syrians.

As America becomes more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: some communities are actually becoming less diverse. So he got out a map, found the whitest towns in the USA and moved in.

In the spirit of American self-reliance, Charles Varle penned a personal guidebook for 19th century Americans.