A total solar eclipse will shade the Earth in darkness on April 8, and scientists and the public alike are gearing up to take a closer look at the skies during this rare phenomenon. Only some of the ...

The legal battle over Texas' border enforcement law continues this week. On Wednesday, a federal appeals court will hear arguments on the law. If enacted, it would give local and state law enforcement ...

Poll after poll shows most Republicans are locked in on their once and likely future presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, but Democrats hope there are enough disaffected Republicans ...

The first time Tammy and Jordan Myers held their twins, the premature babies were still so fragile, their tiny faces were mostly covered by oxygen masks and tubing. Their little hands rested gently on ...

The author Garrard Connelly has spent his life exploring the overlap between Christianity and sexuality. His bestselling memoir, "Boy Erased," was adapted into a 2018 film about undergoing conversion ...

One year ago today, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage. He remains in custody, he denies the charges, and the U.S. government says he's been ...

NAGASAKI, Japan — Eight months after premiering in the United States, the Academy Award-winning movie Oppenheimer opened Friday in Japan. The film's Japanese distributors never explained why they ...

Joseph Lieberman, the former longtime senator for Connecticut, has died at the age of 82. He spent decades in Congress and gained notable prominence as the first Jewish American on a major ...

At least two people have been rescued - one is in very serious condition - after a Baltimore bridge collapsed early this morning, spilling multiple cars into the water below. A large cargo ship ran ...

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce his running mate in Oakland, Calif., later today. While his path to actually winning the White House is a steep one, Kennedy's ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Our guests, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, formed the band Sleater-Kinney 30 years ago during the height of the riot grrrl feminist punk scene in Olympia, Wash ...

This is FRESH AIR. The 2007 Chinese science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" was the first part of a multi-volume story that sold millions of copies in China, and also was adapted there into a ...