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Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro recently announced it's acquiring 300 acres to help make it a year round attraction. We explore the history of…

Duke won another men's college basketball championship Monday night in Indianapolis. The Blue Devils beat the Wisconsin Badgers 68-63. It was the school's 5th men's title under coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Oil companies are laying off thousands of workers, and firms that provide services to support the industry — from drilling to seismic surveys — have been told they must slash costs to keep working.

If you want your young children active and independent outdoors, anthropologist Barbara J. King says free-range parenting may be right for you.

The Florida senator has had a meteoric rise in politics. He served at the state level beginning in 2000. In 2010, he was elected to the Senate, where he established himself as a GOP leader.

NPR's Melissa Block talks to Dr. Matthew Willis, the public health officer in Marin County, Calif., one of the strongest centers of vaccine opposition. He talks about the state Senate education committee's approval of a bill Wednesday that would require schoolchildren to be vaccinated.

A doctor-scientist's long quest to help children with a rare form of brain cancer has led to the discovery that high levels of brain activity can make glioma tumors grow faster.

Companies are investing in more secure methods to verify people. But even biometrics — like fingerprints and voice recognition — can be defeated, and they raise privacy concerns.

The root causes of the accident that killed 304 people are still unclear, and parents of the victims are embroiled in a political tug of war.

When mothers need day care for their children, the best person to turn to might be another mother. That's the lesson of the new cooperative nurseries in an Indian state.