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Construction of new, modern reactors seemed to herald a new era of nuclear power expansion in the U.S. Now all but one of those projects have been canceled.

Scientists have placed two seismometers 8000 feet below the ice cap at the South Pole to measure earthquakes and support tsunami alerts.

Her rendition of the patriotic song had been a staple at New York Yankees and Philadelphia Flyers games for decades. Critics say that other elements of the singer's career were clearly racist.

A original documentary looking at the lasting impact California’s drought has had on the Central Valley, specifically in the tiny community of Okieville, Calif.

Sacha Baron Cohen likes to dress up and try to get people to say dumb things, and in one case in his new Showtime series, he finds success. But other times, the show falls flat.

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's new series, "Who is America?", premiered on Showtime Sunday. In his trademark way, he uses outrageous characters to provoke outrageous reactions.

ECA has been mired in financial troubles and on Wednesday officials said most of its campuses will close by the end of the month. The decision leaves about 20,000 students in the lurch.

On this edition of Your Call, we speak with Steve Almond about his new book Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country.Steve Almond says he…

What will the next year bring? We asked experts for their forecasts on humanitarian aid, the refugee crisis, global health and other topics.

Photojournalist Matt Black has spent the past four years traveling across the country shooting images for his project The Geography of Poverty. He tells Scott Simon about what he's seen and learned.

Three years ago a major earthquake rattled the Bay Area. Napa Valley was hit the hardest: 200 people were injured, one person died and the total financial…

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian says there are lessons from the Revolution that hold true even today, 244 years after the shot heard 'round the world.