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Joe Biden is increasingly likely to get to the 270 electoral college votes needed to become president. President Trump is making false claims and casting doubt on the legitimacy of the election.

Patrick Phiri of Malawi met Fiona ten Have of the Netherlands met and fell in love. He proposed to her. She said yes. But the pandemic stymied their wedding plans. How are they doing now?

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Senate intelligence committee member Susan Collins about the unidentified objects over the U.S. and Canada.

The economic crisis in Cuba is prompting an exodus by thousands, but also giving rise to a greater free market enterprise to begin taking hold on the Communist island.

Quilty is a cat at the Friends for Life Shelter in Houston. The shelter wrote on Facebook that "Quilty will not be contained. And he has no shame." A video showing the cat's antics went viral.

Lucky was found on a church porch in Pennsylvania — he had escaped from his family three earlier. The family knew Lucky was theirs when he started whistling the theme to The Andy Griffith Show.

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City appoints former teacher, Kathleen Corradi, as the city's first director of rodent migration. Their mission is simple: kill rats.

The scrunchie is a puffy fabric hair tie that was big in the 80s and 90s. As evidence of its longevity, the Journal points to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg who uses one almost daily.

Darian Lipscomb, 15, of Prospect, Va., loves Carnival Cruise so much that his Snapchat handle is @carnivalcruise. The company wanted the handle for itself. It of the teen and his family a free trip.

China's online marketplace Taobao had been issuing insurance policies to protect against a Taylor Swift-Tom Hiddleston split. Alibaba, which owns Taobao, put an end to the policies.

After the Browns signed receiver Odell Beckham Jr., one fan ran around his neighborhood screaming "We got Odell" so loudly and uncontrollably, a neighbor called 911 and kept her kids in the car.

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell fell into the stands as he was going for the ball. A Cardinals fan's nachos were a causality. Russell later made good and brought the fan more nachos.

Jeremy Goebel designed a corn maze with the outline of Leia's face and distinctive hair. He said it's a tribute to Carrie Fisher, the actress who died last year.

Cleveland Browns fan Paul Serbu, 62, was accused of urinating on the grave of the late Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell. Years ago, Modell had moved the team to Baltimore from Cleveland.

The Prosper school district's current stadium reportedly cost $53 million. Some locals are unhappy about the potential use of tax dollars for the project.

A woman lost a diamond ring at the Ritz Paris and kicked off a search campaign by hotel and security staff.

"Primrose Hill" is a gently nostalgic ditty by James McCartney, with cowriting credit to Sean Ono Lennon. On Instagram, McCartney said the song was inspired by an idyllic boyhood memory.

The National Basketball Association says teams are no longer allowed to criticize one another on social media accounts. Two National Hockey League teams went into full mocking mode of the NBA memo.

The sign shows eggs and sausage rolled in a tortilla. The slogan says, "Usually when you roll something this good, it's illegal." The billboard is near Colorado where marijuana is legal.

Assemblyman Anthony Rendon created the state's Select Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes to study how government can play a role in promoting happiness.

'Facing the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night, the Texas Rangers outfielder hit two-run homers in the first, third and seventh innings and added another in the eighth to tie the major league record.

Empirical Spirits pitched the idea of whipping nacho chips into alcohol to the makers of Doritos. And now — for just $65 — you too can partake of liquor that smells and tastes like cheese dust.

Fruit Strike Gum is known for its rainbow packaging and wavy, zebra-patterned sticks. But much like its fast disappearing flavor, Fruit Stripe is going away.

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to assistant curator at Nashville’s Parthenon Museum about her idea to repatriate hundreds of pre-Columbian artifacts back to Mexico.

The Soviet Union built research institutes in Siberia as innovation centers during the Cold War. Since then, there's been a brain drain. Tech innovators remain, but some have faced legal challenges.