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The Senate on Thursday blocked two competing bills aimed at paying nearly a million and a half federal workers.

New Zealand enacted one of the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world. But how effective will it be?

Lauv has toured around the world and gathered billions of streams. He's finally releasing his debut album, ~how i'm feeling~.

A researcher at FSU says climate change fueled displacement of residents is a looming "existential crisis" for Jacksonville and other major Florida cities.

While the overall U.S. economy seems to be stuck in neutral, one bright spot is that charitable giving to the arts is up 5 percent more than last year. It's good news, but a new study cautions that much of that support serves audiences that are wealthier and whiter than the country as a whole.

Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.

When Silvana Estrada launched her single "Si Me Matan" (If They Kill Me), she knew she was onto something but she didn't know just how powerful the reaction would be. It's up for a Latin Grammy.

Felicia Duncan’s 7-year-old daughter Emma has been living with epilepsy for years. She been seizure-free since January thanks to medical marijuana. But it…

Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny have been entertaining and offending for 25 years. South Park premiered in 1997, but the characters first came to life five years earlier in a student film.

Cold temps added to rising debts are forcing New York City restaurants to close or reinvent themselves for the pandemic era.

NASA's newest rover on Mars has just finished analyzing a sample of powder drilled from inside a rock, and has found evidence that the red planet once had conditions that could have supported microbial life.

With temperatures spiking across the U.S., NPR's Juana Summers talks with pediatrician Dr. Aaron Bernstein about how extreme heat affects the human body.

China's global building spree – the Belt and Road Initiative – allows Beijing to build infrastructure across the world and exert its political influence. But things don't always go well on the ground.

"I think the emotion of the here and now will subside," Bush said in an interview with NPR. He predicts voters will turn on front-runner Donald Trump and see things his way once voting starts.

The Titan, a minivan-size submersible, was carrying five people to the Titanic's watery grave when it lost contact. The vessel has enough oxygen to keep its passengers alive for about 40 more hours.

You can spend millions on lobbyists or ads to influence the presidential election, but it is mostly illegal to bet on who will win the White House. But centuries ago, people bet on the papal election.

Thailand posts the highest deaths to date. Indonesia is also posting daily records. Vietnam is locking down Ho Chi Minh City for two weeks. And Cambodia is quietly posting its biggest numbers yet.

A year after historic floods in and near Yellowstone National Park, low-income residents are still displaced. The loss of mobile homes was a big setback.

House Democratic Leader Driskell: GOP making it harder for people to vote

The 50th anniversary of the late Pittsburgh Steeler Franco Harris's "Immaculate Reception" catch is Friday and will be commemorated throughout the weekend by the team. Harris died Wednesday at 72.

A brand new set of protections for Miami-Dade’s storm-prone coast is once again on the table after the county agreed to move forward with a new coastal protection study.

Carter Verhaeghe scored the fifth overtime winner in his career, lifting a backhander past Andrei Vasilevskiy. The series heads to Tampa for Games 3 and 4.

Four-year-old Noah really wanted those popsicles. He used his mom's Amazon account to order $2,600 worth of popsicles. Somebody started a GoFundMe page to help her pay the non-refundable bill.

Dhruv Pai and Matt Casertano started Teens Helping Seniors, a group that connects volunteers and older adults during the pandemic. They were inspired when they bought groceries for their grandparents.

After paying $8 for a Coke and box of Goobers, Joshua Thompson filed a class- action lawsuit accusing Michigan's AMC theaters of charging grossly excessive prices for snacks. Consumer lawyers told the Detroit Free Press the lawsuit would likely be a flop, but customers are applauding.