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In her new book, Stacy Schiff evokes the world of Salem, Mass., and the bitter winter of 1692 when 19 people were hanged for witchcraft. Reviewer Maureen Corrigan calls The Witches a "haunting" tale.

With 1.5 million deaths a year, tuberculosis has passed HIV/AIDS.

Ryan publicly declined to run for speaker at least three times this year, but then said he relented after pressure from Republican leaders.

The deal would unite two of the three largest drugstore chains in the U.S., creating a single company with nearly 13,000 retail outlets. but it will face intense antitrust scrutiny.

Once one of the country's most powerful politicians, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges of evading bank rules. Hastert told a federal judge he structured large payments of hush money to an unnamed individual in order to keep those payments and details about past misconduct secret.

Just days ahead of the country's general elections, Turkish police raided a broadcasting company in Istanbul known for supporting a government opposition group.

NPR kept track of how long every candidate spoke during the third debate. Fiorina ended up with the most time.

Here's something to keep in mind when using the "OK Google" voice command feature on Android phones: Google keeps an audio archive of your requests.

In 1959 the American Embassy in Nepal issued instructions for mountain climbers looking to encounter a Yeti.

After more than 35 years, China has rescinded its law banning many families from having more than one child; all of them will now be allowed to have two.