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Many colleges have canceled December graduation ceremonies while continuing to host in-person events, like football games. One graduating senior says it feels like "a slap in the face."

New Yorkerstaff writer Rachel Syme was writing lots of letters on her typewriter. She asked if anyone would be interested in a pen pal exchange. She created Penpalooza, which has over 7,000 writers.

A new study did experiments on millions of Lyft riders to figure out how much they value time. Researchers found time is worth more money than previously thought.

Dr. Joseph Kanter of the Louisiana Health Department's Office of Public Health expects that a few days after the FDA authorizes the Pfizer vaccine it will begin to "go into people's arms."

From Lovers RocktoThe Good Lord Bird, the titles on John Powers' year-end list didn't simply distract; they also delved into enduring questions of freedom, dignity and survival.

Charlotte Ballet’s intimate, “fairy-tailored” version of “The Nutcracker” ballet this December sold out in about two hours. Tickets to 17 performances over 11 days beginning Dec. 12 were snapped up so quickly partly because the coronavirus forced a reimagined version of the Nutcracker.

A CMPD officer was placed on paid administrative leave after a shootout on Sunday left a robbery suspect wounded, officials said.

After years of surveys and calculations, the countries said Tuesday that the world's highest peak now stands about 29,032 feet above sea level — more than 2 feet taller than the previous consensus.

North Carolina state senator Jeff Jackson said he's considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.

Nine stickers with swastikas were placed on the memorial in downtown Boise sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. One of the stickers read, "We are everywhere."

The beloved local chain, founded in 1971, has had a rough year, including severe revenue losses during the pandemic. Its new owners are led by two Denver natives and self-described high school rivals.

Bernard, convicted for his role in a 1999 kidnapping and killing, is the ninth federal inmate to be executed this year and the first in 130 years to be put to death during a lame-duck presidency.

In mountains across America, skiers and snowboarders are abandoning ski lifts and heading into the backcountry as resorts limit numbers due to COVID-19. But the backcountry boom comes with dangers.

Top leaders say they won't go home for the holidays before they pass a relief bill, but negotiations are stalled over money for state/local governments and liability protections.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the first African American to lead one of the U.S. armed forces, says he was compelled to speak out after the police killing of George Floyd.

Lawyers filed a lawsuit against NCAA on Thursday over its system to enforce academic performance, which allegedly discriminates against Black athletes and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Earlier this year a court ruled that Franco's 1941 purchase of the property, the Pazo de Meiras, was fraudulent. On Thursday, Spanish officials took possession of the palace.

New Hampshire Republicans elected Rep. Dick Hinch as their new Speaker of the House after the GOP took control of the chamber in Nov. Hinch's death, now known to be of COVID-19, was announced Wed.

A judge in St. Louis ruled that in sending fundraising emails seeking re-election, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner raised jeopardized Mark McCloskey's right to a fair trial.

NPR's David Greene talks to Dean Brookie, the mayor of Durango, about the prospect of a vaccine after a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in a local nursing home.