Both major presidential candidates are reimagining swaths of land in the Southwest, much of it federally owned and maintained, as an opportunity to build more housing. Could this work on arid land?

An obituary posted on Facebook mentions Robert Adolph Boehm’s habit of wearing unconventional hats, his possibly dangerous hobbies and his "last unintelligible and likely unnecessary curse." ...

According to official statistics, the average price of fresh vegetables in China rose nearly 20% in August. A visit to the crops in China’s northeast helps explain the price spike.

Samantha Hodge-Williams was terrified as she lay in the operating room. Then the anesthesiologist offered a surprising source of calm.

Six people have been arrested in connection with an international criminal network selling fake bottles of high-end French wine.

NPR's Scott Detrow continues his interview with journalist Bob Woodward about his book War, which details how the Biden administration has navigated Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.

A single father was sentenced to prison after his then 12-year-old daughter was caught with drawings critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine at her local school. He has been freed after nearly two years.