Magazine Mogul S.I. Newhouse Dies At 89
Under the billionaire's leadership, magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker flourished into major cultural influences.
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The Voyager Golden Record Finally Finds An Earthly Audience
For 40 years, the record's interstellar message to extraterrestrials remained mostly unheard by human audiences — until a Kickstarter campaign brought a new vinyl box set to the public.
8-Year-Old Puerto Rican To Trump: 'Stop Tweeting And Come Help The People'
President Trump is scheduled to visit the U.S. territory on Tuesday. Many there are without food, water and gas shortages following Hurricane Maria — a situation Trump has tweeted about frequently.
2 Killed In Knife Attack At French Train Station
Soldiers shot dead the assailant after he killed two "young women" at Marseille's Saint Charles train station, officials say.
'Illegal' Independence Referendum Turns Violent As Police And Pro-Separatists Clash
"Horrible scenes," NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Barcelona. "Police dragging voters out of polling stations, some by the hair."
After Hurricane's Wrath, Puerto Rico's Green Forests Turn Bare Brown
"It makes you want to cry when you to see it," one resident says about the stripped vegetation. But a scientist says it will recover relatively quickly: "It will be beautiful again."
Supreme Court To Open A Whirlwind Term
In a term one justice predicts will be "monumental," the issues range from politics to privacy, and from same-sex anti-discrimination law to sports betting.
Are Hunter-Gatherers The Happiest Humans To Inhabit Earth?
Anthropologist James Suzman has lived with one of the last groups of hunter-gatherers. And it's made him rethink his perspective on the Western lifestyle.
Possible Terrorism In Canada As Officer Stabbed And Pedestrians Struck
A vehicle containing an ISIS flag hit the officer before the driver jumped out and stabbed him, police said. Hours later, in a possibly related incident, a U-Haul hit pedestrians.
The Russia Investigations: Sens. Burr, Warner To Give Update; Spotlight On Twitter
Washington prepares to hear from the chairman and vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, more scrutiny for social networks and the Feds tell the states about cyberattacks — finally.