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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to technology and science writer Annalee Newitz about Google's "Duplex" — an app that acts as your personal assistant.

Enjoying a gourmet meal in a well-appointed dining car was part of the allure of traveling by rail, but in the 1850s that elegant experience wasn’t afforded to train travelers. Instead, passengers either packed their own baskets of food or exited the train when it stopped at a depot to hurriedly gobble down often bad meals from less than reputable vendors.

Inside the large teal and tan building on Troy Street in Dayton, home to an organization called the Victory Project, there’s a lot that goes on. VP...

The elections are seen as a referendum on popular support for anti-government protests that are now in their sixth month. Record numbers of people have voted.

One of West Africa's best-known musicians, Ballaké Sissoko, says that his kora was dismantled by TSA agents while he was traveling from New York to Paris. The agency denies it was involved.

Led by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Republicans unveil their legislative response to the national outcry for an overhaul of police practices. Democrats argue the plan does not go far enough.

"I simply want a large number to slap in the government's face," said Margaret Anne Georgiadou, the petition's organizer. And then came the deluge.

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, March 11: Cleveland releases Amazon bid proposal; Rape kits lead to hundreds of indictments; Canton boy...

Bret Davis leans against a work bench at a farm north of Delaware. He and his partners are casting about, trying to stay busy while the rain keeps them…

In the age of online advertising, some people still use the old-school method to promote stuff they want to buy and sell –– by posting on bulletin...