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Helicopters were being used to evacuate some of the vessel's 1,300 passengers after its crew issued a mayday call on Saturday amid engine problems, high seas and strong winds.

When it comes to scientific research, mistakes are not only part of—but also crucial—to the process. Phil Plait explains how small setbacks can play a critical role in making big discoveries.

Last spring, NPR traveled across the country to speak with teenagers about their many different relationships with guns.

How do African-Americans experience discrimination in daily life? A new poll is examining the extent of discrimination against six major ethnic and racial groups in America today.

If you imagine viruses as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, that can help explain what happens when a coronavirus variant comes into contact with human cells.

Guitar heroes Mike and Leni Stern offer copious amounts of joy and West African vibes from their Manhattan apartment.

A new video, co-directed by actress Tilda Swinton, breaks the joy meter, as her vivacious dogs frolic to the strains of a Handel opera.

Amidst the chaos of World War II, more than two years of letters had piled up in a tremendous backlog of approximately 17 million pieces of mail.

Debra McCoskey-Reisert remembers her brother, Bobby McCoskey, who died from COVID. Bobby loved the song "Closing Time" by Semisonic, because they played it at dances he attended.

"Today marks our taskforce's first seizure of an asset belonging to a sanctioned individual with close ties to the Russian regime. It will not be the last," said Attorney General Merrick Garland.