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Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: The Street Corner Office, Briefer Briefs and Thou Shall Not Covet The Scuttlebutt.

Dan Pashman shares his recipe for a Thanksgiving centerpiece that will delight (and/or horrify) vegetarians and omnivores alike. Inspired by the turducken (chicken inside duck inside turkey), the Veggieducken is yams inside leeks inside a banana squash — with stuffing between each layer.

The new journal Scientific African was launched to provide a prejudice-free platform for research from African scientists. And it's already winning awards.

Both parties in Virginia and New Jersey were left to contemplate how Republicans ran well without Trump on the ballot or in office, while Democrats found it hard to hold recent gains in the suburbs.

Taylor Korn, a lifelong Boulder, Colo., resident, had already lost her father and grandmother this past summer. Then a wildfire took her home and two dogs.

An exhibition at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. shows four centuries of war images, giving powerful witness to how art forms have reflected the brutalities of war.

FDA advisers meet Wednesday on the future of COVID vaccines. A fall booster push may be in works. And data is expected this month on vaccine efficacy in kids younger than five.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who denied entreaties to overturn the 2020 race, faces a primary challenge from one of the nation's preeminent election deniers, Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga.

Pioneering disease investigator and beloved global health mentor Joel Breman died on April 6 at the age of 87. Breman was part of the team that investigated the first known Ebola outbreak in 1976.

Nearly 6 million people in the U.S. have tested positive for the coronavirus. Public health experts warn that the reopening of schools and businesses could lead to a rise in cases.

As coronavirus-related restrictions take hold, the number of runners hitting roads and trails outside is surging. Here are some ideas for how to minimize your risks as you log your miles.

From left: Mark Briggs, Jeff Hare and Callan Bryan (LKN Chamber photo) Consultants and officials continue to gather community feedback about the proposed…

The Senate trial began Tuesday on one article the House approved, charging former President Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection for the Capitol riot. Most senators want a short trial.

Steve Waithe, 28, is facing charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud over a scheme in which he allegedly used fake social media accounts to solicit nude photographs from female student athletes.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Geor., who says that if Congress doesn't pass voting legislation, it will have "failed in the trust the people have given us."

A station to detect nuclear weapons tests picked up the volcanic eruption in Tonga from Antarctica. Some experts say the blast could be more than 50 megatons, while NASA estimates 6-10 megatons.

Racial justice activists say the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., marked a turning point that emboldened far-right political violence — including the Jan. 6th violence.

NPR's Cheryl Thompson speaks with Maurice Chammah of the Marshall Project to talk about the growing "constitutional sheriff" movement and what its aims are.

Raleigh police spent days collecting and analyzing details from a shooting on Oct. 13, 2022, that left five people dead and two others injured. Now, officials have published new details on the shooting in a preliminary report.

The city of Antakya, known in antiquity as Antioch, was at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. After the Feb. 6 earthquake, many of its centuries-old monuments and sites lie in ruins.