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Half of the former Marriott hotel rooms are available to rent as studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Another 88 units are expected to become available by the end of the year.

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Elif Shafak about her book: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. The novel is shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize.

This week, Derrick Gordon became the first openly gay player in NCAA Division 1 basketball. You Can Play, the organization that helped him through the process, wants to be irrelevant eventually.

The CEO of the Hispanic Construction Council says removing construction laborers who don't have legal status would put homebuilding projects and critical infrastructure at risk.

For One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs, Mark Anthony Neal recommends Ronnie Dyson's "Ain't Nothing Wrong." He's known mostly for 1970's "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?"

The research emphasizes that there is no safe amount of processed meat to eat. And the fizzy companion of most processed meat meals is no stranger to health complications.

Liberal academic Richard Kahlenberg thinks the only way to truly solve America’s deep inequities is to look at class, not race. "When we focus exclusively on race and ignore the class issues, we are missing a huge part of what makes society unfair in America today."

This week's primary in Wisconsin, which produced long lines of voters waiting in protective gear to cast their ballots, is a dire warning of what could lie ahead.

Thirty prison inmates have died in Mississippi since the end of last year. The state faces lawsuits and a government probe over violence, decrepit conditions, and a culture of neglect and corruption.

Should kids be allowed on social media? A growing number of families are saying "no" to social media at all.

A new round of books attacking presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama have hit store shelves, including The Obama Nation. That's been penned by one of the co-authors of the Swift Boat book from the 2004 election. What role might the latest publishing salvos play in the November election?

Reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy, who covered Bulger for years for The Boston Globe, have a new book out about the career criminal. Bulger was wanted for 19 murders when he was captured by the FBI in 2011. He faces trial in June.

Reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy, who covered Bulger for years for The Boston Globe, have a book out about the career criminal. Bulger was wanted for 19 murders when he was captured by the FBI in 2011. Jury selection for his trial begins June 6.

The author of Because of Winn-Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux shares her summer book recommendations for young readers ages 8-13.

Commentator Tim Wise reflects on differing responses to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Wise is the author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son.

Pamela Erens' new book tells the story of a woman in labor and the nurse who helps her through it.

“My answer is just get the cost down internationally, and that means having stable energy markets, making sure we're doing everything to get our stuff to market,” DeSantis said. “But I don't know that there's going to be any simple fix.”

Actor Mary-Louise Parker has written a memoir, Dear Mr. You, in the form of letters to important men in her life — among them her beloved father and the accountant who had to tell her she was broke.

Carlsen, a 31-year-old Norwegian native, was expected to have a rematch next year with Ian Nepomniachtchi, the Russian who he defeated in the 2021 world championship.

The United Auto Workers union strike enters its third week, but the history of their fight goes back to the 1930s.

Monday's 11-minute flight featured the first all-female crew since 1963. Here's what else to know about it.

James Han Mattson's debut book, inspired by the real-life suicide of an outed young man, treats the Internet as both lifeline and paper trail of a tormented, small-town adolescence.

The memorial service as well as the funeral for former Senator Greg Evers is planned for next week . The North Florida Republican was recently killed in...

The AFD is benefiting from being the official opposition to Chancellor Merkel's grand coalition government. Polls rate it Germany's second most popular party, dropping the Social Democrats to third.