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The global slowdown could create a historic drop in carbon emissions, but it's still not enough to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

The multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who co-founded the enormously influential German band Kraftwerk, died just a few days after his 73rd birthday.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the giant steer that became an Internet sensation and why more people should consider eating less meat.

Saturday's race at Pimlico Race Course — the second leg of the Triple Crown — was drenched by a driving rain. American Pharoah powered through the mud to win by seven lengths.

The seniors of tomorrow will have much higher rates of diabetes and obesity than the seniors of today, according to a data analysis. That means higher medical bills for them — and for taxpayers, too.

NPR's Skunk Bear blog received 300 nominations for our Golden Mole Award for Accidental Brilliance. We have a winner: Elizabeth Tibbetts found her luck, and scientific insight, in tiny insect faces.

It's the latest in a series of skyscraper infernos in the Gulf nation. Safety experts attribute the spate of fires to a particular material used.

Attorney General Eric Holder is before the U.S. Sentencing Commission to support changes in sentencing for drug offenses, which could shave time off prison terms and reduce federal prison populations.

Also: Sue Townsend was writing another Adrian Mole novel at the time of her death; the best books coming out this week.

Noah Bryson Mamet's admission follows other embarrassing Obama nominee performances in the Senate.