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Young adults are preparing to travel home for Thanksgiving, but the coronavirus is making things complicated. Epidemiologists say there are things families can to do reduce the risk of infection.

Over 20 years ago, animated TV series Animaniacs went off the air. This month the reboot goes live with original voice actors Rob Paulsen and Jess Harnell, who talk to NPR's Noel King about the show.

Shondor Birns was once described as the “city’s public enemy number one,” and it appears he wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Birns never shied from being the center of attention, something that most of his fellow gangsters avoided at all costs. Birns was one of Cleveland’s most notorious racketeers from the 1920s until his death in a gruesome car bombing in 1975.

Expert-staffed hotlines by companies including Butterball, Ocean Spray and Betty Crocker help thousands of home cooks each holiday season.

A ship of researchers is crossing the Arctic for a year attached to an ice floe. But finding the right chunk of sea ice was a challenge, in part because warmer temperatures are making it thinner.

The idea of tuition-free college isn't a new concept for some schools. Two colleges in Kentucky have been making it work for years.

A New York woman worried that her sore throat might be strep, so she went to the doctor to have it checked out. Then came the bill — with a price tag similar to a small SUV.

After voting overwhelmingly for independence, the South Pacific island group now has to negotiate its separation with Papua New Guinea's government.

Independent bookstores aren’t just back, they’re thriving. How do indie booksellers continue to attract and maintain a loyal base of customers?

It was former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's first debate after spending more than $300 million on ads. He had an uneven performance, especially when it came to his record on women.