Search results for

If legal marijuana were a movie, the $11 million that's estimated to have been spent during Oregon's first week of sales would place it fourth on the latest list of U.S. weekend box-office receipts.

President Obama is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a state dinner Friday. The menu features American favorites with "nuances of Chinese flavors." Ne-Yo, a part-Chinese R&B artist, will perform.

Gennady Padalka, who spent several months aboard the International Space Station, has now spent more time in space than any human, clocking more than 2.4 years in space on five missions since 1998.

Adobe is finally ending support for its Flash Player, a pioneering technology that once enabled easier creation of online animation. Historian Anastasia Salter helps explain.

The push to increase regulations on tech companies may be warranted, said Dara Khosrowshahi, chief of the ride-hailing service. His comments come as lawmakers and regulators focus on the industry.

NPR's Scott Simon tells the story of Manny's, a Jewish-style deli in Chicago that's been struggling during the pandemic.

Shintaro Tsuji, CEO of Sanrio, will step down on July 1 and hand over the reins of the Japanese company that created global mega-star character Hello Kitty to his grandson.

The 23-year-old New York artist has caught the attention of Tyler, The Creator, Solange and more. Get familiar now.

The National Zoo's giant pandas are on loan from China, and the agreement requires that any pandas born in D.C. be sent to China before they turn 4. It'll soon be time for Bao Bao to make the journey.

In Hong Kong, authorities from the police's national security department arrested half a dozen senior staff members, confiscated boxes and closed one of the last pro-democracy outlets, Stand News.