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A team of researchers is developed a test strip that can detect a toxin found in many species of deadly mushrooms.

Officials say the new rules are a necessary update to an outdated law, but consumer advocates worry that borrowers risk missing key information or falling prey to scammers.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Benjamin Mullin about Buzzfeed becoming a publicly traded company.

The suit was filed by software engineers who were fired two years ago, after organizing a labor movement against Google's work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

In 1973, Soylent Green imagined a New York City of 2022 — polluted, overcrowded, and facing environmental catastrophe. Other movies offered their own take on what was in store.

Photojournalist Margarito Martinez was shot dead this week in the northern border city of Tijuana, the second journalist to be killed in Mexico in just weeks.

In her book, How to Be Bored, Eva Hoffman says we should embrace those moments when we'd otherwise be looking for stimulation. Her book is part of a self-help series called The School Of Life.

She will work at the county jail as a tracking dog. Training was expected to take another three months, and she will likely work for the sheriff’s office for at least seven years,

The tiny Jack Russell terrier is credited with detecting hundreds of Russian explosive devices since the start of the war. His other pastimes include snacking on cheese and napping at press briefings.

Activists in Uvalde are joining the call for action on gun control. NPR's Miles Parks talks with Sofia Torres, who is attending the march in Uvalde this weekend.

The leader of the self-governing East Asian island condemned violence following the deadly attack against a Taiwanese congregation in California.

Randy Weaver, known for the Ruby Ridge standoff in Idaho, has died. The 11-day standoff with federal agents 30 years ago, left three people dead.

In celebration of Pride Month, almost all of the players on the Tampa Bay Rays sported jerseys and caps with the rainbow-colored Pride logo. Five Rays pitchers declined, citing religious reasons.

Some Ukrainian advocates and lawmakers have long campaigned for the legalization of medical cannabis. A revised version of a bill that failed last year is heading back to Parliament with new urgency.

Lysychansk was the last major city held by Ukrainians in the region. After their retreat, Russia holds the entire Luhansk region and has its sights set on completing its capture of nearby Donetsk.

A malfunctioning South Korean ballistic missile blew up as it plowed into the ground Wednesday during a live-fire drill, panicking and confusing residents of the coastal city of Gangneung.

E-cigarette company Juul has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with more than 30 states over its marketing of vaping products.

It's expected that more than a million software and programming jobs will open up in the United States between now and 2020. But the country's educational system is not on track to train enough people to fill those jobs.

The 47-year old Shapoval volunteered to fight after Russia invaded Ukraine. His unit was recently sent to one of "the hottest zones" in the country, according to The National Opera of Ukraine.

Hear an excerpt of MacArthur "genius" cellist Alisa Weilerstein's excellent pairing of the Elgar Cello Concerto — recorded with Daniel Barenboim, whose late wife Jacqueline Du Pre's name was synonymous with this piece— and the cello concerto by Elliott Carter, who died yesterday at 103.

The milestone comes after the U.N. and Turkey signed agreements with Russia and Ukraine to resume exports. The U.N. had pushed for a deal to address a growing global food shortage.

Melissa Block speaks with French lawyer Aurélien Hamelle about the limits on free speech in France.

Police identified the driver, who was arraigned early Sunday on two counts of criminal homicide.

After being called out for flashing an honorary police badge at a debate, Herschel Walker's campaign is embracing the moment with plans to distribute 1,000 fake badges as a fundraising prop tomorrow.

The comments by governing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski that tied women's alcohol consumption to low birthrates quickly drew criticism from opposition politicians, activists and celebrities.