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The name may be silly, but Red Nose Day — which is today — has a serious mission. How do charity evaluators size up this campaign?

Greek, Roman and Viking myths have always been perfect for teenagers — they're all id! — so NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro gets recommendations for new books using them as source material.

A company in Wisconsin has found a low-tech solution to the high-tech problem of maintaining cell phone antennas in hard-to-reach areas. It hearkens back to the state's logging heritage.

Researchers Andrew Papachristos and Gary Slutkin have started to look at gun violence as a public health epidemic, and how to take a holistic approach and reinterpret the problem.

What's the best and worst candy on Halloween? Caroline Framke co-wrote an article for Vox detailing her picks.

Screen time can be more than a distraction if you follow these principles.

It’s easier to get to Sheila Consaul’s summer home by boat than by foot. It sits at the edge of an Ohio state park 30 miles east of Cleveland. “Unless...

Renowned musician Prince died at his home in Minneapolis Thursday at the age of 57. NPR has this remembrance.

The city has long suffered a dearth of decent housing. The recent collapse of vacant buildings — which in one case killed a man — has increased the urgency of finding a solution.

More than a century ago, Sears was the Amazon of its time — a dominant name in retail. Sears has been in a long and painful decline, but executives say they have a plan to turn the company around.