Fifty years ago, the discovery of a human ancestor "Lucy" generated worldwide attention. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with paleoanthropologist Zeray Alemseged about the legacy of the discovery.

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Long time U.S. soccer player Dax McCarty is trying to retire. The problem is the team he's playing with keeps winning in the MLS playoffs.

Erivo isn't a stranger to high notes. She made her Broadway debut in 2015, starring as Celie Harris in the revival of The ...

At the Pittsburgh Sword Fighters club, members are asked to leave their politics at the door, a rule that has led to closer ...

StoryCorps founder Dave Isay talks about how to participate in "The Great Thanksgiving Listen," an initiative that encourages ...

OK, finally, today, an update on Gus - that's right. Gus is an emperor penguin who is finally - hopefully - headed back to Antarctica. Earlier this month, Gus washed up over 2,000 miles away from home ...

Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's first nominee for attorney general, is out. Before withdrawing from consideration, the former Florida congressman had been a controversial choice to lead the ...

The International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister, its former defense minister and a senior military leader of Hamas has exposed deep global divisions.

After keeping the rap world on its heels all year long, trading diss tracks with Drake, Kendrick Lamar is closing out 2024 with that same energy. Today, he dropped a surprise album called "GNX." And ...

Susan Stamberg returns with her annual love letter to the pink pile of Thanksgiving mush known as Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish.