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A nice thick cut of watermelon is a symbol of summer and relief from it, all under one rind. Picture a bowl of watermelon glistening at the end of a...

The Russian Paralympic team faces a ban from the Rio games next month, due to allegations of widespread doping. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to journalist Rebecca Ruiz about the charges.

The 42-year-old daredevil made a perfect landing into a net 25,000 feet below in Simi Valley, Calif., on Saturday.

In the latest installment of the summer's What's Bugging You series, Paige Howorth, curator of invertebrates at the San Diego Zoo, takes us on a tour of the aquatic bug world.

Teju Cole's new essay collection covers politics, poetry, music and even Snapchat. "I love to live things," he says — and he recommends Miles Davis as a cure for election season stress.

More than a thousand people have been rescued as the state is drenched and battered by what the governor has called an "unprecedented and historic flooding event."

Fried chicken gets people fired up, and I don’t just mean hungry. But why? I’ve done some digging, and some digging in, and I’ve found a few reasons,...

In advance of the first debate, a rundown of the Democratic presidential candidate's positions.

Federal prosecutors have charged a contractor with stealing government secrets and unauthorized removal of classified documents that cover a wide variety of national security issues.

Rappers Heems and Riz MC (the latter an actor known for his starring role in HBO's The Night Of) address South Asian identity with insight, poignancy and infectious humor.