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The winner of Katmai National Park's fattest bear contest has been announced.

UC Santa Cruz uses an American soldier's photos of Okinawa in 1952 to launch a dynamic history project.

As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.

Since its first major decision on the subject in 1978, the court has repeatedly upheld universities' ability to consider the race of applicants as one of many factors in admissions decisions.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with graphic artist Karla Ortiz about the issues of consent and compensation around the use of AI in the art world.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with graphic artist Karla Ortiz about the issues of consent and compensation around the use of AI in the art world.

A storied Massachusetts skating club lost several members and coaches to the plane crash near Washington, D.C. The club was also affected by the 1961 crash that killed the U.S. Olympic skating team.

"Try NOT to get air." Garrett Hamilton's advice on boating in heavy surf comes from years of experience.

The Color Purple is now the second-biggest Christmas Day opening in history — $18 million on day one of its release.

The authors of a new book argue that efforts to raise achievement for students at the bottom have come at the expense of the most gifted and talented.