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A 19-year-old student from Honduras downed a 9-inch pie in less than two minutes.

A team of NPR journalists traveled the length of the U.S.-Mexico border seeking stories of people and crossing. One discovery they couldn't quite swallow was a street snack called tostilocos.

In a poll of registered Republicans, the first lady leads by 3 percentage points. Meantime, about 40% said they’ve never heard of Donalds, the congressman from Southwest Florida.

Two senators, who have pushed online child safety legislation in Congress, demanded that TikTok executives share all materials the company has about the dangers kids may encounter on the wildly popular service.

This past week, Google and the Israel Antiquities Authority posted thousands of high-resolution images of the Dead Sea Scrolls online. Now, anyone can get up-close and personal with the ancient biblical texts — rewrites and all.

Frank Deford bids farewell to the Ringling Brothers Circus and has some further thoughts on taking a final bow.

In today's installment of "Lost and Found Sound," we hear a story from writer Tracy Johnston about a sound she collected years ago while traveling in Africa.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a second body has been recovered as crews continue to search the Gulf of Mexico for a family missing off the coast of southwest…

State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam on Friday said his department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture "have successfully eradicated" a highly…

The Chronicles of Narnia dominated box office receipts this weekend. The film relies heavily on digital effects for its spectacular images and action sequences, impossible to achieve using traditional film techniques -- but at a much greater cost. Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Edward Jay Epstein about whether digital effects are ruining Hollywood.

A new, 45-acre "vision" for Tampa’s downtown waterfront was unveiled Thursday by city and port officials.The master plan for the eastern edge of downtown…

"The initial portrayal by the media has been one of a 'monster' and that's not the impression that I got when I talked to him for three hours," attorney Craig Weintraub tells Cleveland's WKYC-TV.

A fifth person has died in Florida from the coronavirus, state officials announced Monday evening.The person died in Orange County, a release from the…

Crews battling the Oak Fire in California's Mariposa County got a break from increased humidity levels. The blaze, which forced the evacuations of thousands, was 26% contained, Cal Fire said.

At least 45 people were hospitalized with salmonella poisoning linked to recalled whole and pre-cut fruit. The illnesses occurred in a majority of U.S. states and in Canada.

Associates of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.

It is an about-face for the tech giant, which had blocked Trump's social media app from Google Play, its app store, over content that can incite violence.

Before COVID-19 hit, tuberculosis was on its way out in Peru. But COVID-related disruptions to treatments could mean the rise of drug-resistant strains and twice as many deaths.

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding.

Former President Trump will appear in his next rally at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 3.

Search and rescue efforts continue in Surfside, just north of Miami Beach, after the partial collapse of a 12-story building early Thursday morning.

British Columbia was devastated by natural disasters this year attributed to climate change. The Canadian province is evaluating how to prepare for the next disasters.

The pianist's 1958 recording At The Pershing: But Not For Me spent 108 weeks on the Billboard album chart.