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The largest library fire in the history of the United States wasn’t the lead story in the media the next day. Best-selling author Susan Orlean, who only learned of the 1986 Los Angeles County Public Library fire six years ago, wondered what could have pushed such a cataclysmic incident from the headlines.

U.S. employers added 263,000 new jobs in April. That's more than analysts were expecting, and it's another sign the economy keeps chugging along after almost a decade of growth.

After studying together in the University of Akron’s Jazz program, the members of what would later become Bluelight went their separate ways but stayed in contact. In 2013, bass player Matthew DeRubertis went to visit his old schoolmate Phil Anderson, who lived in Chicago. Anderson, a vocalist, shared some musical sketches he had been working on with DeRubertis.

The market for a "non-fungible token" is the talk of Silicon Valley. Collectors spent from $3 to millions for what amounts to digital art: a clip of Lebron dunking; a cat meme; and cartoon CytoPunks.

Many of the biggest hits in pop music used to have a key change, but it's getting harder and harder to find in top hits.

Ed People hasn't had any professional dance training, but he can definitely bust a move. The social media influencer says the goal of his global dance project is to "bring joy" and "build bridges."

The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.

A new book diagnoses a sickness affecting some of America's biggest companies.

For years, black authors stood out in science fiction and fantasy because there were so few. Now, says Alaya Dawn Johnson, though there are still obstacles, black authors are making themselves heard.

Part 3in a series on environmental justice issues in the Great Lakes region. At the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve, about 10 men are gathered in a classroom in the Haudenosaunee community center. The older men are teaching younger ones some traditions – on this day, they’re learning about a funeral ritual. But soon, Leroy Hill shifts the conversation to a new topic – water.