In the 1970s, author Erich von Däniken was a household name, not only in his native Switzerland, but also in the U.S. and ...

Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New York Harbor. The blast registered as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake and was felt ...

Since the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, administration officials have defended the use of deadly force, which ...

The unofficial kickoff to award season came with gracious winners, jokes about category confusion and a lack of political speeches. Let’s unpack.

It’s a new year. And sure, "New Year, New Me" is a cliché, but it’s also a pretty good excuse to blow things up and start ...

Gayle Beatty and her band of researchers are convinced that the hairy beast is alive, well and living just two hours north of ...

NPR staffers get around — both for fun and to report on stories from across the U.S. This year, we made our way to famous landmarks, but also saw off-the-beaten-path towns, quirky events and stunning ...