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California has more homeless people than any other state and thousands of homeless are working in part-time or full-time jobs. Many are afraid to tell their employer about a lack of housing.

Muneca, the 51-year-old white-cheeked gibbon, was beloved by her primate keepers and known for her feisty personality and love of attention.

The 1980s movie darling talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the impact of the era's pop culture, which came up during hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh. These days she has a teen of her own.

Holly Ridings, NASA's first-ever female chief flight director, weighs in on being a woman in the field with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Pet Central Helps found homes for pets Saturday at the Barks & Brews adoption event at Destihl.Destihl hosted the event outside its Normal brewery on a…

The referendum to add "North" to Macedonia's name fell far short of the required 50 percent needed to be implemented, but the country's prime minister is pushing for the measure anyway.

Guitarist Otis Rush helped shape the Chicago blues sound, and deeply influenced a generation of musicians including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy. He died on Saturday at the age of 84.

A century after it first became an independent country, Latvia is still grappling with identity issues surrounding it's decades of Soviet rule.

A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents' economic mobility.

James P. Allison, 70, and Tasuku Honjo, 76, won the prize for their discovery of cancer therapy that works by harnessing the body's own immune system.