Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face ...

After Annabelle Gurwitch was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, a volunteer with the same diagnosis encouraged her to stop ...

Daniel Mason's new novel is a spin on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, in which academics collide with locals — and a few seductive fairies — in the woods of Vermont.

The ballot features primary elections, local tax issues and four statewide ballot measures: Amendments 1, 2, 4 and 5.

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The suspect was arrested in connection with one of three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have destroyed hundreds of homes ...

Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three ...

The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.

Dallas's financial industry is growing, amid a larger Texas business boom. But can it really steal New York's crown?

Democratic primary elections in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have made the Midwest a test case for whether progressive ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to New York Times-bestselling author Naima Coster about her newest novel, 'Take What You Can,' an exploration of growing into parenthood with chosen family.

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