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Puerto Rico has been sending athletes to the Olympics since 1948, a stretch in which it amassed eight Olympic medals, none of them gold. Tennis star Monica Puig changed that on Saturday.

The federal state of emergency in Flint, Mich. expires today, as the city continues to navigate a public health crisis caused by lead-laced water.

Born in Arkansas around 1866, Mary Mann Hamilton was one of the first women to homestead in the Mississippi Delta. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls her memoir a historical and literary treasure.

After an unexpectedly mortal performance by Simone Biles, Sanne Wevers seizes an Olympic opportunity.

The Dr. Seuss book that made the dish famous turns 56 this month. But what does this meal taste like in real life? Chefs across the U.S. are tackling the question.

One athlete's "psych-up" ritual may psych out an opponent. And even treatments that lack hard evidence of benefit, scientists say, might provide a competitive edge if the athletes believe they work.

Justin Rose of Great Britain won the first Olympic gold medal in golf since 1904, after holding off Sweden's Henrik Stenson.

Best known for her kids' and young adult books, Woodson has written her first adult novel in 20 years. Another Brooklyn is a dreamlike narrative about friendship, memory and dealing with death.

The tiny farming town of Brookfield, Mo., isn't what it used to be. Local leaders are looking to revive it by encouraging small businesses and tempting young residents to stay in town.

Mac Callaham of the USDA Forest Service tells us how a flatworm may have gotten itself stuck in the packaging of a supermarket cucumber.