Search results for

The Las Vegas Aces star surpassed the previous mark of 939 points set by Jewell Loyd in 2023. Wilson could potentially be the first WNBA player to reach 1,000 points in a year.

When New York increased its cigarette tax, smoking rates declined. California's proposed increase of $2 a pack may, too, say researchers. The higher the tax, the more likely people are to quit.

Three albums into his folk rebirth, the former rocker feels like he's finally come into his own.

Baseball's Oakland Athletics today plays its final game at the Coliseum before leaving town for good. The Coliseum was once home to the Raiders and Golden State Warriors both also left Oakland.

Terrorists linked to or supporting al-Qaida are suspected in the coordinated attacks on Shiite Muslim pilgrims at locations across the country.

Writer A. Van Jordan's latest poems imagine the life of MacNolia Cox, the first black finalist in the National Spelling Bee. In his book M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A, Jordan uses a variety of forms and voices to depict Cox's life in 1936. Hear NPR's Susan Stamberg and Jordan.

The 52-foot cowboy has been an icon of the State Fair of Texas since 1952. Today, he met his match — a blaze that left nothing but his hands and skeleton.

Alan Cheuse died on July 31, 2015. He had been in a car accident in California earlier in the month. He was 75. Listen to NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamburg's retrospective on his life and career.

Navajo Nation health officials have reported 103 new known cases of COVID-19 and four more deaths.The tribe has extended its stay-at-home order with a…