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NPR's Scott Simon shares the story of two Liberty University students who met on a bus and, while making small talk, discovered they had met many years ago and many miles away.

Shamanism is a shared aspect of Korean culture which predates other imported faiths, and – improbably – still survives in the two starkly different Korean states, North and South.

NASA announced Friday that it would be increasing operational testing on its Ingenuity helicopter following four successful test flights off the surface of Mars.

The 3-year-old colt overcame 12-1 odds at the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby, giving dominant trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh Derby victory.

Demonstrators in France rallied against the government's proposed change to unemployment benefits, while police and protesters clashed in Germany and Turkey.

The actress rose to prominence for her roles in Steel Magnolias and Moonstruck, for which she received an Oscar for best supporting actress.

Brown County Sheriff's Lt. Kevin Pawlak said investigators believe the gunman was targeting a specific person he was angry at, but the person wasn't at the Oneida Casino at the time.

This year's Leica Women Foto Project highlights girls defying cultural taboos and learning to swim in Zanzibar and a young Native American runner who triumphed despite a coach's lack of faith.

It's too early to call who she will face in the runoff election. Wright is the widow of Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting COVID-19.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks University of Missouri-St. Louis archeology professor Michael Cosmopoulos about the controversy over planned renovations to the Acropolis in Athens.