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The White House Correspondents' Dinner will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can't reveal how.

It is getting harder and harder to buy a home in the U.S. Congress believes one solution is to put restrictions on corporate ownership of single family homes. Will it really help?

Wildfires are still burning in South Georgia, where nearly 90 homes have been destroyed. The region has been in a worsening drought for months, which has made it easier for wildfires to spread.

Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.

Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others.

The departure adds to a string of recent personnel changes at the Department of Homeland Security, a year into President Trump's administration.

The technique allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved.

The District of Columbia's Tidal Basin cherry blossoms attract a quarter million visitors annually but there are more cherry trees in a park in Newark, N.J.

A backlog at the only alcohol warehouse in Mississippi is causing liquor stores to run out of products to sell.

Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is now open to all commercial traffic. We examine the possible global economic repercussions should oil and gas shipments start flowing again in significant numbers.

The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed.

The U.S. said on Sunday that it will soon block ships from Iranian ports. It comes after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement during face-to-face peace talks, sending oil prices surging.