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The celestial body was discovered in the same year Mercury died at age 45. It was dedicated to the singer in honor of what would have been his 70th birthday, his bandmate Brian May announced.

The case is one of three lawsuits the state's Democratic attorney general has filed against Republican Gov. Matt Bevin since Bevin was sworn in last December.

In 2009, legions of Lucy fans were horrified by a sculpture they dubbed "Scary Lucy." The new one reflects the glamorous TV comedy star of the 1950s. It's being unveiled Saturday, her 105th birthday.

The saga of the swimmer and the robbery-that-wasn't continues. The charge against the 32-year-old U.S. Olympian carries a penalty of up to 18 months in prison in Brazil.

NPR's research team dug back through our archives for our coverage of Jan. 1, 1973, the day the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community — what would later become the European Union.

Judge Aaron Persky's controversial six-month jail sentence for a former Stanford student convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman continues to cast a shadow over his deliberations.

Super Typhoon Haima pounded the coast of the Philippines late Wednesday, and aid groups say they are preparing for possible wide-scale damage.

After a couple of months in the summer sun, the folk-rock band's debut album finally feels ripe. "No Woman" conveys the circuitousness of an aimless, lovesick road trip.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says no data was stolen. Users faced error messages after the system was overpowered by what the government said was multiple denial-of-service attacks.

While Yahoo will keep its most valuable assets, the $4.8-billion sale effectively disbands Yahoo as one of the longest-running Internet companies.