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Five decades on, the battle for justice over birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide continues in only one European country. Victims in Spain are the only ones still left without compensation.

The agency also unveiled new forecast graphics that are more detailed and highlight threats posed by potentially deadly storm surges.

If the idea of running a marathon overwhelms you, a town in Texas is holding a "race" less than half a mile. There's even a break in the middle for coffee and doughnuts. And beer at the start and end.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players, about Nigel Richards' win.

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

Dozens of food companies have promised to stop their suppliers from clearing forests in order to grow crops or graze cattle. Now the companies have a tool to monitor those farmers from space.

Boxelder beetles are swarming sunny walls and sneaking indoors. Learn how to keep these harmless—but annoying—insects out of your home.

For a band built on short doses, the debut album Need To Feel Your Love is Sheer Mag's chance to spit a little polish on its boots, but just enough to keep the scuff.

A new album from Cowboy Jack Clement has the prolific producer performing many of his best-known compositions with help of Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Rodney Crowell and John Prine.

Sean Penn's new movie set in Africa got booed at Cannes. Critics said its African characters were "bleeding wallpaper." Here are 4 films that give African characters (and actors) their due.