Eileen Collins was the first woman to pilot a space craft. A new documentary charts her path to the stars. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Collins and film director Hannah Berryman.

Meanwhile, try this playlist of astonishing pieces by female composers from across space and time. From Peni Candra Rini, ...

The U.S. Senate is considering the SAVE Act, backed by President Trump, which would require documents like a passport or ...

Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger.

Generation Z and Generation Alpha are introducing the world to new words, like “rizz," short for charisma, or “looksmaxxing,” which means going to extreme lengths for a glow-up.

Rich, diverse voices throughout history, telling unique stories. Tonight on America 250: The American Experience, hear women composers whose music brings new perspective to what American music can ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Billboard Magazine's Tetris Kelly about the comeback concert for K-pop supergroup BTS. Hundreds of ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with actress Lisa Kudrow about season 3 of her HBO series, "The Comeback," which returns Sunday.

Gas prices across the region have surged more than 80 cents in just one month, far outpacing typical seasonal increases.

Connecticut and New York’s attorneys general joined a coalition of eight states in announcing a lawsuit aimed at blocking the ...

Nearly 20 million adults reported some kind of problem gambling last year, according to a survey by the National Council on ...

A Democratic proposal to create an affordable health insurance trust fund for Connecticut residents has won the approval of a key legislative committee.