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Since February's major train derailment in Ohio, freight rail safety has come under scrutiny. Many rail workers blame a relatively new business model: precision-scheduled railroading.

Your dog doesn't like your hugs. Psychologist and author Stanley Coren says that when he looked at a random sample of pictures showing people hugging dogs, most of the dogs showed signs of stress.

A plane used by Argentina's military dictatorship in what have been dubbed "death flights" has been located. It will go in a museum dedicated to victims of torture during Argentina's Dirty War.

Desperate families are still looking for their loved ones in the Indian state of Odisha following Friday's train accident. There's a crunch at the morgues as scores of bodies still remain unclaimed.

Exceptional drought is erased from the Panhandle after days of rain, but the rains that fell across South Florida didn't do much, and a moderate drought now inches closer to parts of Metro South Florida

The new Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, co-created by Tina Fey and starring Ellie Kemper, offers a harrowing twist on the "small-town woman moves to the big city" story.

Russia, Iran and China have all attempted to shape the narrative, but so far, their influence has been relatively minor, experts say.

Mary Catherine O'Brien says when she married her husband, Greg, in 1977, he was funny and outgoing. Alzheimer's disease has stolen much of that, she says, but the two are closer than ever.

ABC announced Wednesday that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be off the air indefinitely following comments regarding speculation swirling around the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk.

FIFA said it would sell $60 tickets to the World Cup, including for the final — but only for supporters of qualified teams. And the actual number of available tickets is limited.

Frank Walls' death sentence would be Florida's 19th in 2025, furthering a state record for total executions in a single year. Appeals were still pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The mayor of Rhode Island's largest city is calling on the city's tax-exempt hospitals and universities to chip in and help Providence stay out of the red. From member station Rhode Island Public Radio, Ian Donnis reports on how this has made for a sharp battle between Providence and its Ivy League university.

During his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen and among migrants, and called for peace in troubled regions like Lebanon, Ukraine and Syria.

Congressional leaders say they are close to a deal on two issues with looming deadlines. But if Congress fails to lock down agreements this week, the federal highway program would come to a halt, and student loan interest rates would double.

USF was up 14-3 before its offense stepped on the field. Then QB Byrum Brown accounted for 348 total yards and three touchdowns as the Bulls kept their chances alive for a CFP bid.

New coins marking the United States' 250th anniversary begin circulating this week. The Trump administration tweaked the design of some coins and is considering a dollar coin featuring the president.

An incumbent House Republican, Bob Good, faces a tough primary challenger — who is backed by Former President Donald Trump — after Good endorsed DeSantis in the GOP presidential primary.

University of South Florida students and faculty were joined by indigenous rights activists on Friday to protest the college's inquiry into developing its nature preserve and golf course.

Charlie Crist wants to move back to his old address — the Florida governor’s mansion. The one-time Republican governor is the first Democrat to declare his candidacy for the 2022 race. And local mayors react to canceling local pandemic restrictions.

Federal unemployment benefits will end for Florida residents later this month. The state hopes the move will motivate workers to fill employment gaps, but some activists say the benefits aren’t the problem — it’s low wages.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with former NPR social media guru Andy Carvin about the way his realm came to affect the news business.

House Republicans are expected to vote Liz Cheney out from her ranking as number three because she continues to criticize former President Trump and call out his misinformation on the 2020 election.

More than a year after the pandemic seriously curtailed leisure air travel, airlines are focusing on the pent up demand for vacations. To lure vacationers, airlines are launching new routes.

A coalition of opponents contend that the bill violates First Amendment rights and would place an "undue burden on the right to vote."

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 10% — its biggest one-day drop since 1987 — as the coronavirus pandemic continued to rattle markets. Trading was temporarily halted earlier in the day.