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Small firms are popping up in the rural Midwest that buy old barns to feed remodelers' demand for weathered wood. As more historic barns come down, is the iconic American rural landscape fading away?

A day after police pulled two of Ryan Lochte's teammates off a U.S.-bound plane to discuss their alleged robbery, police say the swimmers admit the story was a fabrication.

A small cylinder called Le Grand K has defined the kilogram for more than a hundred years. But if a scratch ever rendered it lighter, the definition of the kilo literally shifted. Time for a change.

At least four people have been killed as protesters and security forces clashed over efforts to bring humanitarian aid into Venezuela against the orders of President Nicolás Maduro.

The French president set a goal of completing the work in five years. Hundreds of millions of dollars were raised toward the effort one day after a fire at the cathedral.

The decision by the International Olympic Committee follows last year's McLaren report, which said more than 1,000 Russian athletes were involved in manipulating doping controls.

Companies are canceling employee travel, and airlines are slashing hundreds of flights amid fear of the spreading coronavirus. The slump is hitting the travel industry and related businesses hard.

Underlying issues such as poverty and chronic disease make the South particularly vulnerable. The region is also at high risk for natural disasters at a time when emergency resources are stretched.

UNC-Chapel Hill had to cancel in-person classes after a surge in coronavirus cases. Mimi Chapman tells NPR that "should give every other large public university in the country pause."

Four people are dead and eight people were injured in the shooting. Deputies who responded to the scene engaged the attacker in a shootout in a classroom building.