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Baseball writer Tom Gage is being honored by the Hall of Fame for his long and illustrious career at The Detroit News. But he didn't leave his beat voluntarily. He recently lost his job at the paper.

A North American porcupine arrived at the Amarillo Zoo in Texas late last month, after suffering a gunshot wound. He's now a star attraction, both for the zookeepers and the Texas panhandle public.

A temporary boost in pay for wildland firefighters is set to expire in October. Some say they'll quit if Congress doesn't act to make it permanent.

Last month, the Florida Supreme Court ruled against the county’s 1-cent sales tax that was meant to fund transportation improvements. Without it, those improvements are delayed once again while Hillsborough’s roads, bridges and more continue to age.

NPR's A Martinez talks to former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou about his journey from a small village in Cameroon to stardom.

The Supreme Court has issued an order that keeps the abortion drug mifepristone available through telehealth prescriptions -- for now.

Michael Muhammad Knight's new book on the religious figure is designed to seduce, educate, and irritate its audience into curiosity about Islam and Muhammad — and on all three fronts it succeeds.

Thirty years after Florida required schools to teach African American history, how the subject is taught remains inconsistent across Florida classrooms, a review by The Associated Press has found.

Kotb has been at NBC for 26 years, including on the Dateline and Today programs. She said she decided to leave her role after she recently turned 60.

The Senate has ratified a climate treaty that would formally phase down the use of industrial chemicals found in air conditioners and refrigerators.

President Biden is set to headline Monday night's programming, but convention planning remains in flux with the party's quick pivot to Vice President Harris as the nominee.

A good fantasy novel can really transform the world — whether it's this world or another one entirely. Here are three YA fantasy novels to transform the dog days of summer for young readers.

The "coral defenders" are made of plastic called PHA. Similar to a potato starch, it naturally breaks down when exposed, especially to salt water.

The College Board today released its annual S.A.T. scores for this year's college freshman class. This year there are a record number of test takers. The highest percentage of foreign born students ever took the S.A.T. this year, and more test takers than ever are the first in their families to attend college. Although the overall math scores are the highest in 30 years, verbal scores did not budge for the fifth year in a row. NPR's Claudio Sanchez has a report.

Jannik Sinner claimed his second consecutive Australian Open championship on Sunday, never facing a single break point and using his complete game to outplay and frustrate Alexander Zverev for a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory in the final.

After weeks of asking, neither the Florida Department of State nor the Florida Department of Corrections was able to deny or confirm if Republican congressional candidate Jason Mariner cast a legal ballot or not.

Some hold the straight edge of the tortilla chip and dip the point; others do the opposite. But if you're willing to step out of the box, The Sporkful's Dan Pashman has a technique that could help boost the reputation of one controversial chip.

February means Valentine's Day — and no one feels the pressure to be romantic like characters in romance novels. This month we've got three short and sweet stories with guaranteed happy endings.

Disobeying the wishes of their village, one family in the Indian state of Jharkhand filed criminal charges against the people raped their daughter.

The iconic Brady Bunch house has gone on sale in Studio City, Calif., for more than $5 million.

California has had one of its wettest years in recorded state history after enduring extreme drought, which caused widespread flooding.

Reactions have been brutal to Canadian writer Sam Forster, who disguised himself as a Black man and traveled the U.S. to document how racism persists in society.

In a new autobiography, survivalist and television host Bear Grylls charts his journey from recalcitrant schoolboy to a spot in Britain's elite special forces, the SAS, and addresses the controversy surrounding his Discovery Channel show, Man vs. Wild.

While five Florida universities are going to football bowl games this year, perhaps the bigger story is their collective missed opportunities.The…

Here’s a look back at some culinary memories that lingered and still put a smile on my face.