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The Los Angeles Philharmonic, which begins to mark its centennial this fall, is credited with helping to bring high culture and great composers to L.A.

As recovery from the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami stretches into a second week, more supplies are making their way to the disaster zone. But that doesn't mean the aid is reaching areas most in need.

Economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer will share the prize for reshaping the understanding of the long-term determinants of economic growth, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

The U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report. Noel King talks to Kristie Ebi, a co-author of the report, about what it says about the consequences of climate change.

Columbus had not previously observed Veterans Day as a city holiday. But putting its namesake's holiday on the back burner, it can change that.

One of Pakistan's most prominent journalists, Cyril Almeida, attended a court hearing before the High Court in Lahore for a case surrounding accusations of treason and sedition.

As the Catholic Church deals with new sex-abuse revelations, the pope opened a three-week gathering of bishops in Rome Saturday on how to make the Church relevant for young people.

Meng Hongwei's wife told journalists in Lyon — where Interpol is based — that she had received a troubling text message from her husband's phone: a knife emoji. China says he's under investigation.

Evidence from a site in Belize shows the Maya not only had large-scale salt-producing operations along the coast, they were also using salt to preserve fish for their extensive trade networks.

The United Nations' scientific panel released a report that paints a dire picture of the world in 2040. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with one of the co-authors, Professor William Solecki.