A grandmother looking for her lost cat apparently fell into a sinkhole that had recently opened above an abandoned coal mine ...

Caitlin Kinnunen, who was nominated for a Tony award in 2019 for her performance in The Prom, is this year’s featured guest for “Next Stop, Broadway,” a showcase for Western Michigan University ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Tuesday to outlaw the open carry of guns near polling places and absentee ballot ...

Israel's military has imposed a curfew and created a no-go zone where villagers are prohibited from going home to villages across southern Lebanon. NPR speaks to residents inside.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory warning for Wednesday late afternoon until late Thursday ...

A study from researchers in Finland shows that people can take more than two months off from the gym and quickly regain their strength when they get back to it. Scientists cite muscle memory.

Hollywood set an all time record over the Thanksgiving holidays. But does that actually mean anything? Movie critic Bob Mondello says it's wise to take the numbers with a grain of salt.

United CEO Scott Kirby is the latest airline executive to speak out about what they want to see from Trump. Kirby is focused on air traffic control staffing but there are other issues as well.

The gene-editing technique known as CRISPR is promising to revolutionize medicine. Some researchers are trying to help make it available for people with very rare genetic disorders.

As China's economy plateaus and social inequality widens, perceptions that people's lives can only improve in China are fading.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, about his latest album, "Small Changes," and his musical influences.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sara Kassim, a freelance reporter in Aleppo about the situation on the ground after opposition forces have captured large swaths of land in the area.