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As Israel-Hamas war reaches 9 months, cease-fire talks in Gaza appear set to resume

Israel and Hamas are trying again this week to reach a cease-fire deal. There are some encouraging signs: Hamas appears to have shifted its position on at least one key issue.

Why problems at a key Boeing supplier may help explain the company's 737 Max 9 mess

Federal investigators are scrutinizing Spirit AeroSystems, a major Boeing supplier based in Kansas, as they try to understand why a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet in midair last month.

This Kyiv woman survived a 9-story fall from her home during a Russian missile attack

"Maybe I have become a kind of symbol of hope": Ukrainian woman survives nine-story fall in Russian drone strike.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves the Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars after a visit in Gruenheide near Berlin on March 13, 2024.

Elon Musk wins back his $44.9 billion Tesla pay package in shareholder vote

Tesla shareholders voted to restore Musk's record pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year. A separate vote approved moving the company’s legal home to Texas.

Pope Francis leaves the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic in Rome, on Friday, nine days after undergoing abdominal surgery.

'Still alive,' Pope Francis jokes as he leaves a Rome hospital 9 days after surgery

"The pope is well. He's better than before,'' said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the surgeon who performed the 86-year-old pontiff's operation on June 7.

Wildlife biologist and author connects the genetic dots between humans and wildlife to make a case that we aren’t separate from nature

In his latest book, "Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All," Chadwick explores the surprisingly close relationship between human DNA and that of mammals like grizzly bears, with whom we share 80 percent of our DNA. In it, he reflects on the value of exposure to nature on human biochemistry and mentality, that we are not that far removed from our ancestors who lived closer to nature.

Wildlife biologist and author connects the genetic dots between humans and wildlife to make a case that we aren’t separate from nature

In his latest book, "Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All," Chadwick explores the surprisingly close relationship between human DNA and that of mammals like grizzly bears, with whom we share 80 percent of our DNA. In it, he reflects on the value of exposure to nature on human biochemistry and mentality, that we are not that far removed from our ancestors who lived closer to nature.

Milo Greer from Brooklyn drew himself and his friend because he "misses him so much."

'Dear NPR': In Postcards From The Shutdown, Kids Show Us Life — And Learning

From online soccer to missing Grandma, children all over the country sent us postcards about their lives. Along the way, they gave us a glimpse of what it's like to be a kid right now.

Over 500 fossilized poops show how dinosaurs came to rule the Earth

Researchers reconstructed the Triassic food web using nothing but scat.

Satellite photo shows Russian troops were stationed in Chernobyl's radioactive zone

The satellite image lends credence to the idea that Russia may have exposed its troops to unhealthy levels of radioactivity.

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