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Peter Higgs just won a Nobel Prize for his research on a theory involving a particle that bears his name. How did that come to be? The unexpected answer came in the mail 16 years ago.

A Texas mom developed an app called Ignore No More, which locks a kid's phone until someone calls mom to unlock it.

That Bill DeBlasio is not New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio. MEL magazine reports the non-mayor has gotten thousands of mostly angry emails from would-be constituents over the years.

In a series of short books, writer John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, has celebrated American culture through food. He tells Debbie Elliott about the latest, Hamburgers and Fries.

NPR gets a rare look inside war-torn Sudan, where millions are displaced and struggling for survival. And, we examine new data on why grocery prices remain high.

Why President Biden changed his stance on Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles to strike inside Russia. And, experts are skeptical of President-elect Trump's plan to crack down on fentanyl.

Trump's funding freezes could threaten the Colorado River. Some money was intended to keep the shrinking river flowing. And, the U.S. voted against a U.N. peace resolution for Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia's campaign of denial would never have gotten off the ground had it not been for the Trump administration's support over the past year, say former State Department officials.

A court in Madrid is due to rule next month on murder and terrorism charges against an ex-Salvadoran military officer alleged to have played a key role in the executions of five Spanish priests.

Reactions have been brutal to Canadian writer Sam Forster, who disguised himself as a Black man and traveled the U.S. to document how racism persists in society.