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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Hiba Husseini and Yossi Beilin, who were negotiators from different sides, for a peace plan. Earlier this year they proposed a new peace plan for the region.

Fans of the Discovery Channel's "MythBusters" TV show will get a chance to interact with show hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman (sorry, no Kari Byron!)…

Former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are on trial in Houston for one of the biggest corporate upsets in U.S. history. A look at key witnesses in their trial.

The campaign has sparked historic spending from tribal gaming groups and national betting companies.

Here’s a philosophical question: If you order an over-the-top milkshake for a great cause, do the calories count?Not according to Julie Curry.Curry owns…

South Korea has been one of the top countries sending babies abroad for adoption for decades. Now, after an investigation triggered by hundreds of complaints from adoptees, the country has admitted its agencies mishandled adoptions.

Florida is reaching out to the 1.5 million military veterans who call the state home with a new initiative."Forward March" brings together state and…

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter grew up three years and three miles apart in Plains, Georgia.

Dating can be difficult at the best of times, but if you're the Man of Steel it's near impossible — until now. The latest edition of Justice League gives Superman a romantic break by pairing him up with Wonder Woman. According to Justice League writer Geoff Johns, the relationship will definitely cause tension around the office.

From Sharon Jones to Amy Grant — and from Los Lobos to a fervent pair of hamsters — we revisit more than a decade's worth of seasonal Tiny Desk performances.

When Kayla McCarthy and Robert Busic arrived at 11 p.m. Monday to line up to see Bill Nye speak tonight at the University of South Florida Marshall…

Gyms may be a particularly risky place for getting the coronavirus. A pair of CDC studies show many people got the virus during indoor fitness classes despite social distancing and capacity rules.

The state's House impeached Jason Ravnsborg over a 2020 fatal crash in which he initially told authorities he thought he had struck a deer or another large animal.

Wainwright and his many guests pile on the gravitas while still digging into the Bard's material with playful and provocative spirits.

The newest project by Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner is a reflective, slyly infectious set of synth-pop songs. Throughout the album, the singer demonstrates her gift for patient, atmospheric slow burns.

January is a slow month for new albums. To tide curious listeners over, we offer an exclusive sampler of musical treats soon to come — ranging from opera star Jonas Kaufmann in Wagner to the unlikely pairing of a Bach pianist and a rising singer-songwriter.

A geriatric African penguin at the New England Aquarium got adorable custom shoes to help treat its foot condition.

Composer Allen Shawn's twin sister, Mary, was diagnosed with autism and sent to an institution when they were 8 years old. He writes about his relationship with Mary — and his feelings of survivor's guilt — in a new memoir, Twin.

After meeting with President Biden in California, President Xi Jinping signaled that he will send new pandas to the U.S., calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples."

Trillions of cicadas are preparing to emerge from their underground burrows.

Hussey was 15 when director Franco Zeffirelli cast her in his adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy. The film won two Oscars and Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet.

How did a top secret U.S. military mission into North Korea fall apart? NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dave Philipps, a national correspondent for the New York Times, about what went wrong in the 2019 operation.

President Biden will ask Congress to increase taxes on capital gains for tax filers who make more than $1 million a year — a move the White House says will affect only about 500,000 households.

A wildfire that triggered expanded evacuation orders may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue on the Fourth of July in a region that's a top tourism destination.

UCLA's annual report on Hollywood diversity finds a mixed bag. While people of color are being hired more in key categories, the study shows a film industry disinvesting in women.