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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Shannon Pettner, battalion chief with the Sweet Home, Ore., fire department, about wildfires that keep burning in the state.

Connecticut has built a safety net that will send a child-behavior expert to any daycare or pre-K in the state that's having trouble with a disruptive child.

The dressing, a mix of ketchup, mayo and some other stuff, is the subject of rival origin stories. One features a romantic billionaire, the other a Hollywood actress and a humble fishing guide.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Bob Woodward about discovering how close the U.S. came to nuclear war with North Korea in 2017 and his ultimate takeaway after interviewing President Trump.

New York's case against Maurice "Hank" Greenberg is to get underway Tuesday. The former CEO of insurance giant AIG stretches back to 2005 when he was charged with committing accounting fraud.

John McWhorter of Columbia University says the way we use words changes, like how "literally" can now mean "figuratively." That example, he says, is a contronym, a word with two opposite meanings.

Dorothy's ruby slippers from The Wizard Of Oz are 80 years old and have been on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History for more than 30 years.

Many immigrant groups faced prejudice and suspicion when they first arrived in the U.S. quickly turn around and exhibit the same kinds of prejudice and suspicions toward those who come after them.

Donald Trump is pushing back against claims by several women that he made unwanted sexual advances.

Directed by Barry Jenkins and adapted from a play by Tarell McCraney, Moonlight is an intimate, authentic portrait of a young man and his world — and the intimacy he learns with lovers and mentors.