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With the Smithsonian museums, the White House and other popular — and free of charge — venues closed, visitors are left scrambling to find other Washington, D.C., sights. Many have added admission fees to private museums to their travel budget.

A Chinese rocket which launched a new space station last week is tumbling out of control. The 24-ton rocket is expected to reenter earth's atmosphere this weekend — but no one is exactly sure where.

The spaceflight company Blue Origin, founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, has successfully completed its first flight into space with passengers aboard, including the Amazon founder himself.

Pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared during the pandemic. Emptier roads meant more speeding, and the popularity of SUVs and pickup trucks make collisions with pedestrians more likely to be fatal.

NPR has won for "Waste Land," a Planet Money and PBS Frontline collaboration that explains how big oil misled the public into believing plastic would be recycled.

Author Laura Dave remembers the book that taught her about unabashed sin: Peyton Place, a raucous novel of sex, murder and love in a small New England town.

Before there was Jennifer Pena, Laura Canales or Selena, one woman rewrote the rules of Texas-Mexican music and became a voice for the impoverished throughout Latin America.

With Christmas falling on a Sunday, some Protestant pastors are canceling services to allow their congregation to spend time at home.

Composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known for the soundtrack from "Twin Peaks," died Sunday at age 85.

A total lunar eclipse will darken the night skies above North America in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday — the last chance for viewers across the U.S. for the next three years.