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The Nobel-Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs has died at age 94. He was celebrated for his work on the mass of subatomic particles.

Shriver's new novel is one of her best. It takes place in an alternative America, where the last acceptable bias — discrimination against people considered not so smart — is being stamped out.

Author and podcast host Amanda Montell says our brains are overloaded with a constant stream of information that stokes our innate tendency to believe conspiracy theories and mysticism.

Lauren Boc designs breakup rings to celebrate the strength and courage of people living single after divorce.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch, who served as a Justice Department spokesperson under President Trump, about the ex-president's evolving position on abortion.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about President Biden's latest student loan debt forgiveness plan.

Bonnie Tyler's hit turned up when people were searching for songs to put together for an eclipse play list. Her song was No. 1 for four weeks in 1983, and got new life in 2017 because of an eclipse.

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

A new report finds more election officials are leaving their jobs now than at any point in the past two decades. But the report also adds new context to the phenomenon.

2017: The Red Wings ended their era at Joe Louis Arena with a victory and octopus toss. 1877: Ragtime pianist Hughie Cannon's journey to fame started in Michigan's saloon-filled streets.