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All this talk about the "debt ceiling" can get a little cumbersome. The Root's Cynthia Gordy has made a helpful list of nine things to know about the federal debt and what it means for you if the jargon has you overwhelmed.

Syrian troops and heavy armor encircled a restive northern town on Thursday and hundreds of people fled through a single escape route across the lush Turkish border, sharply escalating the upheaval that threatens Syria's authoritarian regime.

Michelle Obama's trip to South Africa hasn't been met without controversy as she meets with impoverished third world families. But, says Charlayne Hunter-Gault of The Root, the first lady brings much needed attention to forgotten areas.

House Speaker John Boehner abruptly broke off talks with President Obama on a deal to make major cuts in federal spending and avert a threatened government default, sending already uncertain compromise efforts into instant crisis. Obama asked congressional leaders to meet with him in fresh negotiations on raising the nation's debt limit.

U.S. officials expressed frustration Thursday at the inability to obtain information about the deepening crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Meanwhile, the U.N. nuclear watchdog announced a bit of progress in efforts to reconnect power to one troubled reactor.

The Digital Services Act, one half of an overhaul for the European Union's digital rulebook, helps cement Europe's reputation as the global leader in efforts to rein in the power of digital platforms.

Nearly 90 percent of Kentucky's electricity is from coal — the cheap energy source that helped build its manufacturing economy. Now it's struggling to respond as more businesses want clean energy.

New immigrants are projected to be the main driver of the U.S. workforce over the next 20 years. That trend is already playing out in Maine, which has an aging white population with a low birth rate.

Gov. Jay Nixon has denied funding increases and vetoed caseload caps for the state's badly overloaded public defender system. So the director is calling him in to help out with the backlog.

President Trump tries to put ex-CIA Director John Brennan in his place by revoking his security clearance. But the further Trump tries to push the revocation gambit, the riskier it gets.