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Researchers at Tufts University's Human-Robot Interaction Lab are teaching robots a technique teenagers long ago mastered:How to say no to an order.

About 150 students held a "blackout" to support students at the University of Missouri and call attention to issues on their own campus.

After 20 years without a devil, the LA Zoo has welcomed a pair of the marsupials. Generations of U.S. children first were introduced to Tasmanian devils through Taz, a Looney Tunes animated character.

In Michigan, if you swear in front of a woman, you can no longer be thrown in jail. It is no longer illegal to curse in front of women or children.

Undelivered letters recently rediscovered in the Netherlands are offering this Yale researcher a window into history.

With Christmas four days away, there are a lot of deals for those who still have some shopping to do – here's why.

Waterville Valley is known as the birth place of freestyle skiing, but it's also one of the few spots where you can hear live opera while you ski.

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews historian Fiona Halloran about the origins of placing Santa in the North Pole.

In Draper, Utah, a fire broke out at the Living Planet Aquarium. The animals were fine and no one was hurt — thanks to Santa Claus. The Salt Lake Tribune says this Santa was a local fire inspector.

A toy analyst explains why merchandise sales for the seventh film in the Star Wars franchise have been so high.