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A gunman took hostages in a supermarket in Southern France yesterday, killing at least two people. In an effort to switch places with a hostage during the standoff, a police officer died a hero.

An app called Blade is offering special service during Pope Francis' visit. You can take a helicopter across town — as the pope continues his message on the importance of fighting poverty.

So you think you know a lot about world affairs? Like, um, what kind of animal did that American dentist shoot? See how you do on the annual Interschool quiz for South Africa's youth.

The Israeli prime minister says it was a Palestinian leader who told Adolf Hitler to kill the Jewish people, rather than expel them.

A previous episode of The Mozart Minute might have given you the impression that, among citizens of the animal kingdom, Mozart had enjoyed the company…

Skunk Bear's latest video celebrates the hundreds of pictures taken by the New Horizons space probe over the past decade.

Astronomer and cosmologist Lord Martin Rees asks whether our species will endure despite the many existential threats we face.

The California Air Resources Board was recording with an infrared camera as the methane leak on the outskirts of LA was finally controlled Thursday. The leak still needs to be permanently capped.

At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? BJ Miller is a palliative care physician who thinks about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients.

For Amanda Burden, a city is defined by its public spaces. The former city commissioner of New York City explains why a promenade, a park or even a park bench, are vital to a city's ability to thrive.