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From pictogram people to a moving rendition of "Imagine," the Tokyo Olympics' opening ceremony balanced fun with the seriousness of the moment.

Written in the '80s, The Gourmet is an absurdist satire exploring the politics of food and the hedonistic culture of consumerism that treats it as a recreational drug. It's still strikingly relevant.

More and more people are getting used to the idea that COVID 19 isn't going to just disappear one day. There's only one human disease that's ever been truly eradicated. And that's smallpox.

For decades, U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts have lived side-by-side aboard the International Space Station. Now some are wondering whether that partnership can withstand the war in Ukraine.

Pyongyang has conducted 16 missile test launches this year. Seoul and Washington are on alert for a possible new test launch, timed to coincide with President Biden's visit starting Friday.

Melissa Block talks with Colin Meloy of the Decemberists, whose new CD Picaresque was recorded in a church in their hometown of Portland, Ore. Meloy likes to write songs that describe events outside his actual experience.

The U.S. Senate voted unanimously this month to make daylight saving time permanent. Now sleep scientists are weighing in and are suggesting that standard time would be a better choice.

Fears of an #Oscarssowhite redux go largely unfounded in this year's acting nominations, and the actress categories provided some real surprises. The battle for best picture will be fascinating.

States and health providers report they've dispensed less than half their supply from the government, raising fears that the drugs may go to waste while people who could benefit get sicker.

Many companies mislead by using accounting practices that make their environmental goals relatively meaningless or exclude parts of their businesses in their calculations, NewClimate Institute finds.