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As Morning Edition examines the dangers of concussions, David Greene talks to football analyst Jim Trotter about Junior Seau. The NFL star's 2012 suicide elevated the issue of concussions.

Scientists have been studying reactions to terrorist events, and how those reactions shape public policy. They found emotional response to terror attacks is often out of proportion to actual risk.

The conviction was based on the contents of seven tweets he posted online. The sentence caps a year which saw most of the country's small community of human rights lawyers detained or questioned.

A disc jockey in Austria locked himself in a studio and played "Last Christmas" 24 times in a row. He said people weren't in the Christmas spirit and he wanted to change that.

The famous New York home of the Ramones and the Talking Heads closed its doors a decade ago. But according to Rolling Stone online, that grungy nightclub is re-opening as a restaurant in New Jersey.

A memorial service was held in Jacksonville Monday morning to honor 20 homeless men and women who died this year.Dawn Gilman, CEO of Changing…

Three $1,200 college scholarships are available from Florida’s election supervisors.To be eligible, a student must be a junior enrolled at a Florida…

The city of St. Augustine is warning residents to expect higher than normal tides in coming days.Officials with the city’s Public Works Department say…

Fashion models feel pressured to be dangerously thin, and France has passed a law to fine fashion houses for hiring underweight models. Researchers say it's a workplace health issue in the U.S., too.

It's hard for anyone to get enough of the sunshine vitamin in the wintry North, and dark-skinned teens may be especially prone to a deficiency, doctors find. A weekly supplement can help.