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Scientists are developing bandages that not only cover a wound, but can communicate with your doctor and even deliver therapeutic pulses of light or electricity.

Southern California firefighters were gaining ground on a wildfire that ravaged more than 130 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend.

Destroying the roads would be in line with Kim Jong Un's push to cut off ties with South Korea and abandon the decades-long objective to seek a peaceful unification.

The U.S. is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

Maurice Sendak, the well-known children's book author and illustrator, has died. He was 83. Sendak is widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are. Steve Inskeep has this remembrance.

As a teenager, Maya Shankar planned to be a concert violinist. When an injury put her sense of self into question, Shankar began a lifelong mission to learn how the brain processes life's disruptions.

A senior official of the Palestinian militant group Hamas has been killed in what it believes to be an Israeli strike in Lebanon's capital of Beirut. Israel has not taken responsibility.

Our blog published hundreds of stories in 2024. These are the 11 that captured the most pageviews. If you look at the headlines, you'll understand why.

With the recession coming to an end, and more people going back to work, more people are hitting the road. A new report from the Texas Transportation Institute studies traffic across the U.S.

Michel Legrand was trained as a classical pianist and composer, but he will always be remembered for such pop hits as "The Windmills of Your Mind." Legrand died Saturday at 86.

The athleisure brand is accusing Costco of selling knockoffs of several of its signature designs and offering them at a lower price under the wholesale club giant's Kirkland Signature brand.

Two years into receiving opioid settlement money, one official says the county is beginning to see results in its fight against the crisis.

President Trump says that the announcement of this year's Kennedy Center honorees will come Wednesday.

"Rebel, Rebel" guided one teenager through questions of gender identity, and "Let's Dance" helped a mother temporarily forget the pain of an invasive cancer surgery.

Why is it so hard to plan for the future? Psychologist Hal Hershfield found that our brains perceive our future self as a separate person — with less urgent wants and needs than our present self.

Local and state government organizations in Tennessee are paying $80,000 a week to keep the park open through Jan. 4.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Heather Reed of Eureka Springs, Ark., and puzzle master Will Shortz.

This is now the fifth report issued by the treasurer's office critical of hospital finances. Folwell has called the state's hospitals a "cartel," and accused them of driving up health care costs.

Braxton Winston finished first in the Democratic primary for four at-large City Council seats.

Since 2018, Cooper has pardoned a pair of North Carolina turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving each year. It's similar to an event held at the White House.