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A new version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" sets it in the queer, competitive ballroom scene - and it finally makes sense.

In his first week back in office, President Donald Trump took action on things from immigration and the economy to health, foreign policy and many pardons.

President Trump's lawsuit alleges that the BBC's fall 2024 documentary was "a brazen attempt" to harm his re-election. The BBC has apologized but rejects his claim.

Three months after Nicolás Maduro's capture, Venezuelans are daring to hope again — even as the hardest part may still lie ahead.

China's "Tianhe-2" (Milky Way 2) supercomputer took first place in one recent speed test, clocking in at 30 quadrillion calculations per second--about twice as fast as the best American machines. The U.S. still has more supercomputers than any other nation, but some experts say computer speed is a measure of a country's scientific innovation, and worry the U.S. is lagging behind.

When Stanford professor Andrew Ng put one of his classes online, more than 100,000 students signed up. Now he's co-founded a company, Coursera, with the potential to give millions of students free access to classes from Stanford, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and other schools.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks author Barry Levine about the subpoenas issued by the Republican-led House for depositions from former top officials, including the Clintons, on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The Department of Homeland Security is warning about what it calls a "heightened threat environment" in the U.S. That's amid fears Iran could retaliate for a U.S. attack on its nuclear facilities.

Few companies have had such a rapid fallout from such a vast number of crises stemming from the workplace culture perpetuated from the top, while appearing to be at the peak of its success.

Pirates, pokers and alleged demonic origins — the history of rum is filled with raucousness and rebellion. To celebrate National Rum Day, we bring you tales from this drink's past, including its laudable origins as a food waste solution.