President Trump is heading to LA to tour fire-ravaged areas. But first, he's making a stop in Asheville, N.C. Both communities are grappling with disaster recovery. But there is some politics at play.

A rare fossil find suggests that young pterosaurs may have been hunted by the ancestors of crocodiles.

French pianist David Kadouch explores music by gay composers who concealed their sexuality in 19th and 20th century societies that wouldn't accept them.

After the fall of Syria's despotic Assad regime, life is slowly returning to one Damascus neighborhood, where the violence and painful memories of the past are still literally being unearthed.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic was booed by some sections of the crowd after retiring injured from his Australian Open semifinal ...

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a ...

Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge and spent 60 days behind bars for her role in the Capitol riots, says she no longer believes the lies President Trump promoted.

President Trump has signed an executive order about designating cartels as terrorist organizations. The U.S. already has tools to go after cartels, but a designation could broaden those options.

A group of volunteers spends every night for a few months acting as crossing guards for tiny amphibians: migrating salamanders.

Fighting between Syrian Kurds -who a decade ago clawed out an autonomous territory in the country's northeast- and Turkish-backed militias is posing a serious threat to the current stability.

In this week's science roundup from Short Wave, we discuss "chirps" of radiation from space, contagious urination among chimps, and the meltiness of vegan cheese.

Dr. Kiss, a three-foot-tall wooden puppet, can handle his business in the wrestling ring. He's the star of a traveling show, reveling in the art and artifice of pro wrestling.