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The Brood X cicadas have emerged, and residents in 15 states and Washington, D.C., are waking up in the morning to the roar of millions of insects looking for love. NPR's Melissa Block talks with experts Nathan Erwin Scott Harvey about the noisy creatures.

Best known for his work on the pioneering cable television comedy series The Larry Sanders Show, Shandling died following a "medical emergency," the Los Angeles Police Department said.

Twin cities water workers are reassuring the public the lead contamination that happened to Flint, Michigan is unlikely in central Illinois. Both…

If confirmed, she'd be making history as the first-ever Native American to lead the federal agency responsible for maintaining and conserving federal lands.

Nearly two years after Rivian first arrived in Normal, community members will finally be able to see the company’s first electric vehicles in…

Those who don't learn from the past... or from their biology teachers...

Andrés' restaurants have won Michelin stars, but how much does he know about the Michelin Man, the weirdly bloated, rubberized spokesmascot for the Michelin tire company?

In Andries Bik's online video, you see him explaining that he'd found something in the water. He dips his selfie stick and camera down to get a close up of an octopus — which wouldn't let go of it.

This November, for the first time, the World Beard and Moustache Championships come to the United States. More than 100 world class entrants will compete in categories such as English moustache, Musketeer goatee, and Verdi beard. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Phil Olsen, the man who snagged the event for America. See photos of past winners.

Ernest Hemingway's last home was in Ketchum, Idaho, near Sun Valley. That's where the literary and cultural icon took his own life with a shotgun 44 years ago. Today, the house is the object of a dispute over whether it should be open to the public.