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David Greene and Steve Inskeep look back on the career of Hollywood director Curtis Hanson, who died on Tuesday at age 71. Hanson was also an Oscar-winning screenwriter.

The smartest pigeon learned to recognize about 60 four-letter words. It's the first time an orthographic brain has been recorded in a nonprimate.

China says the 500-meter telescope detected a radio signal originating 1,351 light-years from Earth. One of its uses is scanning for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life.

Officials believe a boiler explosion set off the rapid blaze during a shift change at a packaging factory near the Bangladeshi capital. They fear that some missing workers are trapped in the building.

The quake struck at a depth of 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) and was felt in five states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Donald Trump’s last-minute visit to the Canfield Fair included a last minute change that left about 1,500 people who had been waiting to see him …...

Visitors to the Rio Olympics will likely have a chance to taste feijoada. Chef Alcy De Souza of The Grill From Ipanema in Washington, D.C. explains how the Brazilian stew is made.

Some Ohio veterans are speaking out against Republican U.S. Senate candidate and fellow veteran Josh Mandel for reportedly calling his opponent’s vote…

Forget pie and pizza. The real way to celebrate the beauty of 3.14 is by reciting the most pi decimal points.

We plunge into the archives and find NPR's first mention of Bernie Sanders. It was from a story in February 1983 when he was running for re-election as mayor of Burlington, Vt.