One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and ...

The gunman accused of walking into a Park Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan and killing four people suspected he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE — a degenerative brain disease often ...

Team USA's entry in the International Jump Rope Union World Championships, held in Japan this week, includes two pairs of sisters.

The U.K. says it plans to recognize a Palestinian state, as global pressure builds on Israel to let more aid into Gaza, where a UN-backed panel warns famine is already unfolding.

Cellist Maya Beiser explores women's resilience through the centuries in her new album, "Salt," starting with the unnamed biblical figure of Lot's wife.

A new study from Oxford University finds that a common European songbird sometimes divorces its partner between breeding seasons.

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The Senate confirmed President Trump's nomination of former Trump defense attorney Emil Bove as a federal appeals judge. Steve Inskeep talks with former prosecutor and Politico writer Ankush Khardori.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with cornhole analyst, and American Cornhole League Strategy Officer, Trey Ryder about the growth of professional cornhole and the annual world championships being held in ...