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With many of those trapped potentially having sustained serious injuries, and unable to access food or water, operators are now locked in a race against time to get them out before it's too late.

There are all kinds of people online spotting informal recession indicators. Planet Money takes some of those to see how they compare to the indicators economists watch.

President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.

The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements for security and environmental protections.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has been in the Persian Gulf region this week, discussing access to oil in the increasingly tense region. China is the biggest customer for Iran's oil. But Saudi Arabia actually sells China more oil, and the Chinese leaders want to make sure that will continue.

Some of the most vocal protesters who show up at President Obama's events are gay-rights activists, who say they've seen little to back up his promises to them, like ending "don't ask, don't tell." They found more to complain about when the Justice Department said it would appeal two pro-gay court rulings.

The suspect is accused of taking part in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. His trial in New York City could set the stage for other terrorism-related cases to follow.

In addition to its investigation of WikiLeaks, the Justice Department has brought criminal charges against four former government employees for violating their pledge of secrecy. Yet members of Congress still want the Obama administration to take more action against leaks.

The Senate majority leader, boosted by President Trump, hits a new milestone in his effort to "leave no vacancy behind." The judges, who are far from retirement age, are largely white men.

Politically speaking, it was a good night for Cruz, as he won convincing victories in Kansas and Maine, while Trump struggled to eke out victories over Cruz in Kentucky and Louisiana.