NPR's Scott Simon is a singular presence on air but his name is fairly common. Scott reflects on the bond he's formed with ...

A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue ...

Three years ago, the cigarette giant acquired Vectura, a British pharmaceutical firm that makes asthma inhalers, raising ...

The city program to manage public shoreline street ends is funded with the fees that industrial interests and wealthy ...

Seattle Police are investigating a string of recent muggings in South Seattle, including some that targeted kids. It’s similar to a slew of after-school robberies last school year around the city.

Republicans advanced the ballot hand-counting measure over the opposition of Georgia’s Republican secretary of state and ...

Last week, district officials unveiled preliminary plans for expansive school closures, boundary changes, and other ...

Pesto, who weighs 46 pounds at just nine months old, has been on display at an Australian aquarium since April. As he grew, ...

The nasal spray option could encourage more people who have fears of doctors or needles to inoculate themselves against the ...

Death at the Sign of the Rook is an expansive novel that pokes fun of baroque, classic murder mysteries — but also delivers a ...

The city council chose Thursday to put two competing measures related to social housing on February's special election ballot ...

Most Americans are disengaged at work, a fifth are phoning it in or planning to quit. Pete Stavros says private equity has ...