The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

As you get out last year’s holiday lights and realize that some no longer work, you don’t have to throw them in the garbage.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, to oversee ...

The cases appeared in California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York between July 31 and Oct. 24, the CDC said. Nine out of ...

A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, while on the opposite side of the country blizzard or winter ...

UN climate negotiations are in overtime in Azerbiajan as countries scramble to land a deal on how to finance the damages brought on by climate change. The impacts often are felt most by poor countries ...

One believes in total abortion rights. The other is against abortion in all circumstances. They're cousins, as close as sisters, and have come together with understanding on this truly divisive topic.

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

An authoritative artist has many rules for his still life painting. Too bad! Because the mouse, the dragon, the knight, and ...

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov. Reports from Russian media say he fell from a 5th ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire ...

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage.