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Carson King went to a college football game and displayed a sign behind the pre-game TV anchors requesting beer money. Donations poured in. He's raising even more to donate to a children's hospital.

France condemned the act. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Philippe Etienne, France's ambassador to the U.S., about France's role in de-escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran following the attack.

In her first essay collection, Rachel Cusk writes like someone who has been burned and has reacted not with self-censorship but with a doubling-down on clarity.

Police in Lincoln say a woman used a butane torch on the letters, and then sent the smoldering remains aside to take a nap. She woke up to the sound of the smoke alarm — her carpet had ignited.

The high ER charge for treating one Colorado groom's hangover the day before his wedding illustrates how emergency room bills have become major headaches for many Americans.

Hurricane Humberto knocked out the power for some 80% of Bermuda's electricity customers — but government officials say they're relieved no one died when the Category 3 storm passed by.

For years, guides at the Fort Dobbs historic site in Statesville have tried to tell the fort's story without an actual fort. This weekend, a replica of…

The higher education subcommittee of the U.S. House held a contentious hearing Thursday to investigate the failed implementation of the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

The lab is one of two known places that store live samples of the virus that causes the disease. Scientists use them for research. But there is concern about accidental or intentional release.

A group of scientists is embarking on a bold plan to better understand an extremely understudied part of the rapidly warming Arctic — the central Arctic Ocean.

When one of Liz Kleinrock's fourth grade students made a cringeworthy comment about race, rather than change the subject, she chose to turn the moment into a teachable one — and start a conversation.

One of opera's most popular and bankable stars is scheduled to sing at New York's famed opera house next week. But a number of Met employees say that they find the situation untenable.

In Kevin Barry's grim but compassionate new novel, two weary Irish ex-crooks sit waiting in a run-down Spanish ferry terminal, waiting for one man's estranged daughter who may or may not show up.

The East Coast kings of understated confidence and louche jazz interpolation drop a surprise on their fans, with an assist from J. Cole.

The president threatens action against California. His former campaign manager doesn't cooperate with Congress.

In honor of the Downton Abbeymovie ,which opens in theaters Sept. 20, we listen back to interviews with series creator Julian Fellowes and star Maggie Smith, who plays the Dowager Countess.

Twelve years ago, the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County swapped land uptown.The city got land for what would become BB&T Ballpark. From the city,…

In developing countries, public toilets may be in short supply. And even when they are available, women and girls might not feel comfortable using them.

China is the world's largest importer of oil. It buys a lot of crude oil from Saudi Arabia and is investing heavily in Iran. So China is especially vulnerable to instability in the Middle East.

Ramesh Ponnuru of The National Review and Bloomberg Opinion and Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post talk about the whistleblower controversy and Iran.