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Remains of the "Scattered Man John Doe" began washing ashore in New Jersey in 1995 and went unidentified for the next three decades. Students at Ramapo College set about to solve the mystery.

Heavily armed bank robbers laid siege on Tuesday to an entire city in southern Brazil, overpowering local police. The assault caused shock in a country dominated by organized crime.

Russian warships have arrived in Havana's port, for the first time since the Ukraine war, as U.S. keeps a watchful eye.

It took the capsule 17 hours to make the trip home, experiencing re-entry temperatures of around 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit as it punched through the atmosphere following Friday's ISS undocking.

An NPR reporter goes searching for the perfect swimming hole in New York's Adirondack Mountains.

Wildfires are tearing across Spain, killing several people and scorching nearly 1,500 square miles. This year's fire season is already among the country's worst on record.

NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews author Rachel Kushner's collection of short stories, The Strange Case of Rachel K.

Rising levels of toxins in the waters off Southern California is making sea lions sick, causing them to become aggressive. Authorities are warning beachgoers to steer clear.

The Soviet spacecraft Kosmos-482 was launched in 1972 on a mission to Venus. But due to a rocket malfunction, it's been hurtling back towards Earth in an elliptical orbit for the past 53 years.

The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed Sunday after "priceless" jewels were stolen in a brazen daytime burglary.