A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Ann Patchett is a hugely popular writer. She was a Pulitzer finalist for her book The Dutch House. Her most recent novel, Tom Lake, was a New York Times ...

Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, ...

There’s an area in China that’s home to a huge trove of dinosaur fossils. It used to be thought it was formed through a Pompeii-like volcanic eruption, stopping dinosaurs in their tracks.

Coalfield residents across the country feel ignored as their homes sink and flammable gas rises from underground mining. In ...

Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who ...

The bomb exploded when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to the city of Rawalpindi from Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province, said a senior police officer.

Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America with only an estimated 370 in the wild, ...

Federal, state, and local authorities are investigating the offensive messages that have been sent over the last two days.

Trump’s goal is to unwind Biden’s policies and resume where he left off after his first term. He has promised to close the ...

Nearly six weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into Western North Carolina, radio reporter Jose Sandoval’s daily ...

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President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to roll back some of President Biden’s signature policies. Here’s what Trump’s victory ...