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As the death toll continued to rise from a wildfire that destroyed parts of Gatlinburg, Tenn., officials began to assess the response to a blaze that grew out of control in a matter of minutes.

Until a few years ago, American musical theater was rarely performed in France. But it's become a huge hit, with Singin' in the Rain as the latest sold-out success.

In the long run, "the Sanders summer" is likely to boost Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House. Indeed, from her perspective, Bernie Sanders may be the ideal rival en route to the nomination.

Clay tablets show that Babylonian astronomers tracked planets using a method that was thought to be invented 1,400 years later. In a way, scientists say, the ancient techniques were "very modern."

NPR film critic Bob Mondello has been listening to the Star Wars hype train. Here's why he isn't climbing aboard.

Philadelphia's public school system has over 1,000 broken instruments.

The documentary, directed by Didion's nephew, the actor Griffin Dunne, isn't particularly revelatory, but it captures the writer's dazzling life and persona — and her struggles with grief.

Pajtim Statovci's debut novel follows a Kosovar immigrant to Finland who meets a singularly unpleasant anthropomorphic cat in a Finnish gay bar. But while the story is imaginative, it lacks polish.

With a voice of gleaming steel that soared effortlessly above 100-piece orchestras, Swedish dramatic soprano Birgit Nilsson, who was born 100 years ago, was force of nature.

After the news emerged, numerous sponsorship bids – and even an offer of a place for the champion sprinter to stay – quickly followed, the team says.