Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

The game was respected throughout Europe and Asia, turning ping pong stars into big names: In Marty Supreme, one who was imprisoned at Auschwitz tells the story of being spared by Nazi guards who ...

Bevin Bells made the bell that Muhammad Ali used in most of his fights; the Good Humor ice cream truck bell; and perhaps most ...

In their letter, the governors say the projects have already undergone extensive reviews and received approvals, including by the Department of Defense.

In the world of gaming, fans are mourning the loss of a true giant. Vince Zampella, who co-created the wildly popular "Call of Duty" video game franchise, has died.

Fast-fashion brands have only upped the production with ultra-fast fashion garments, made in as little as a week, full of plastics and short-lasting, now accounting for up to a third of the entire ...

Georgetown professor Charles King tells the story in his book "Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah." ...

The traffickers who transport cocaine to the U.S. from Colombia in high-speed boats can make up to $100,000 a day.

There has been a 19% drop in the number of international students arriving in the U.S. compared to last year. Data from the International Trade Administration shows the largest fall in decades outside ...

It's a holiday tradition for many Jewish families: ordering Chinese takeout on Christmas. How did this happen?

The U.S. military is continuing to strike suspected drug smuggling boats and seize oil tankers in an escalating pressure campaign against Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro.

WBUR's Deborah Becker visits a community in the north of Italy, thought to be a model for these kinds of addiction treatment centers.