In 1856, a slave-owning representative from South Carolina used a cane to attack and beat Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner, who was vehemently opposed to slavery and spoke out against it.

James Murdoch, the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is buying nearly half of Vox Media for more than $300 million, in a deal that includes New York Magazine, Vox.com and the Vox Media ...

Infrasound, or audio with a frequency lower than 20 hertz, is all around you, but usually humans are incapable of hearing it.

Graduating students are booing references to artificial intelligence during commencement events. It's a sign of how much the public is raising questions about AI. NPR’s Jude Jof ...

The Colorado State Democratic Party voted to censure Gov. Jared Polis over his decision to commute the sentence of former county clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced for tampering with voting machines ...

Pack up the coats and scarves and gloves. Unpack the grilling equipment and charcoal and gas. Time to get grilling.

Lower courts said the man was intellectually disabled after test scores put his IQ slightly above 70, the accepted standard for intellectual disability.

Early detection in California is “becoming one of the clearest climate‑era advantages,” said Phillip SeLegue, Cal Fire’s ...

As Democrats fight to take back the Senate in 2026, North Carolina is a key state to watch. Public opinion strategist Rich Thau spoke this week with a dozen North Carolinians who voted for former ...

Outdoor enthusiasts may reconsider their shopping plans this holiday weekend as unionized workers at REI are calling for a boycott of the retailer's biggest sale of the year. Here & Now's Indira ...

The average price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has topped $4.50 for this first time since 2022. Here's a look at the ...

President Trump delivered the address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s commencement ceremony Wednesday morning in New London ...