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The "emergency diesel summit" in Berlin comes amid scandals about faked emissions testing data, collusion among carmakers and falling market share.

An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.2 hit Wednesday night. Earthquakes used to be rare in Oklahoma. Scientists say they're linked to the disposal of wastewater from fracking.

Plus, a 48 percent graduation rate at some of the for-profit and virtual schools often touted by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Movies are full of loquacious chimps, but could nonhuman apes really use language? NPR's Skunk Bear sorts through the disturbing history of research on ape language to sort fact from wishful thinking.

School and town youth sports leagues are being replaced by privatized, professionalized club teams. We ask what it means when youth sports go pro.

The founder of the nonprofit Girls Who Code makes the case for women and girls to fear less, fail more and live bolder.

When coyotes start howling, their cacophonous calls may sound alarming to some people. However, the sporadic-sounding yelps are generally just canine...

Lake Erie is a natural source of fresh drinking water for thousands in Western the New York region. Even though it’s readily available for consumption...

The military, which backs President Nicolás Maduro, has barricaded a bridge from Colombia. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó, along with the U.S., is demanding that the aid convoy be allowed to pass.

London, Ohio, native Eric Smith is back in the Buckeye state as Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland FBI office. The return marks Smith's third stint in Cleveland after a supervisory role in counterrorism in 2008 and assistant special agent for counterterrorism and cybersecurity in 2013. Smith was most recently a special assistant to FBI Director Christopher Wray. After touring more than 50 field offices in the U.S., Smith described Cleveland as the "best field office in the country", with a slight grin and nod to his lack of objectivity.