Remains of the "Scattered Man John Doe" began washing ashore in New Jersey in 1995 and went unidentified for the next three decades. Students at Ramapo College set about to solve the mystery.

The Justice Department says it has reached an agreement in principle with Boeing to drop criminal charges over two fatal ...

DOGE's push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency's oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn.

Colorado's governor signed the Protect Wild Bison bill, which creates a dual wildlife and livestock designation.

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In 2003, when Salt Lake City started adding fluoride to its water, Dr. Brent Larson had been practicing dentistry for 20 ...

Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened ...

AAA predicts a record-breaking 45.1 million Americans will travel between Thursday and Monday, mostly by car and plane.

In her order, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the president may not initiate large-scale executive branch ...

NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said.

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Nina Badzin, host of a friendship podcast, explains why staying friends with people from our past matters — and how to ...