Paul Ninson had an old-school, newfangled dream: a modern library devoted to photobooks showing life on the continent. He ...

The siege, blamed on the Rapid Support Forces, has sparked a new humanitarian catastrophe and marks an alarming turning point in the Darfur region, already overrun by violence.

The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for ...

It was a true holiday gift this week to see an opinion piece in The New York Times by Pope Francis. In a short essay adapted ...

There's been a bit of consternation flying around about the fact that the theatrical release of Juror #2, directed by Clint ...

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Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the ...

The most visible use of AI in many countries was to create memes and content whose artificial origins weren't disguised. They ...

The once go-to-destination for all things celebrations is throwing its last bash. After nearly 40 years in business, Party ...

German officials say a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who moved to Germany in 2006 deliberately drove his car into a crowded outdoor Christmas market Friday.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

For NPR's series "Picture This," illustrator Carson Ellis talks about working with author Susan Cooper to make Cooper's poem "Shortest Day" into a children's book. (This story first aired on Weekend ...