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The Logan Act prevents "unauthorized citizens" from meddling in foreign affairs. There's a petition to charge the 47 senators who signed the letter, but no one has ever been prosecuted under the law.

Demand for palm oil is destroying the habitat of endangered Sumatran orangutans. One group is working to rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce these often-orphaned primates back into the wild.

This sea monster swam Earth's seas about 480 million years ago and was the biggest creature of its day, scientists say.

Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder are high among teens in northern Uganda, a new study shows. Counselors, teachers and parents can help. So can walking on eggs — literally.

Not many bands can celebrate a silver anniversary, which is why Fresh Air music historian Ed Ward wishes more people made a bigger deal out of The Hollies.

Sitton's reporting from the front lines of the civil rights movement earned him the ire of Southern officials and attention from the Department of Justice.

The outcome of the copyright case surprised one expert who says the "protectable elements" of the songs were "quite different."

Genetics play a key role in a person's risk of injury, according to a new review in the Journal of Sports Medicine.

U.S. stock indexes opened a little higher today, after taking a tumble. The Dow and S & P 500 both fell by close to 2 percent yesterday.

German architect Frei Otto has been named the 2015 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The announcement was moved up from March 23, because Otto died on Monday at the age of 89.