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The influential novelist and nonfiction writer died in Florida of esophageal cancer. His novels, such as Money, The Information and London Fields, came to define British life in the late 20th century.

A study finds there may be a way to boost some of the beneficial compounds in plants by simulating the light-dark cycle after crops are harvested. Plants use circadian rhythms to help them judge when to turn on their chemical defenses.

A Gambian rat who was training to be a landmine detector arrived at the San Diego Zoo a few weeks ago. She's better suited to her new role as a rat ambassador.

The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is home to the biggest subpolar ice field in North America, and nine of the 16 highest peaks in the U.S. Smitty Parratt, the park's chief interpreter, talks about the largest U.S. national park.

The Coalescence Theater Project is a new institution in the Twin Cities with some stalwart names attached.Don Shandrow of New Route Theater and Director…

The European Union and Turkey are discussing how to regulate and manage migrants arriving in Greece. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Michele Telaro, a field coordinator for Doctors Without Borders on the Greek island of Lesbos.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing that travelers covered by the Visa Waiver Program be asked to provide their social media account information. The field would be optional.

Longtime U.S. women's soccer team star Julie Foudy says the things she learned on the field aren't so much about winning as about how women can unleash their inner force and stand up for something.

Thirteen more people with COVID-19 have died in Illinois, including an infant in Cook County. At his daily press briefing Saturday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker...

Bloomington-Normal and Peoria lawmakers are asking the Pritzker administration to address what they call an “oversight” that has kept children’s museums…