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Comets are known as the icy bodies of the solar system. But new analysis of dust brought back by a space probe shows comets are also made up of minerals forged by fire.

Kentucky state regulators are warning people to avoid recreational contact with the Ohio River from the West Virginia border, past Louisville all the way…

A Canadian man attached giant helium-filled balloons to a lawn chair -– and soared for miles over Calgary during a promotional stunt. But things went wrong, and he had to skydive back to land.

Southern Illinois conservation partners are testing a new information-sharing system using their smartphones.The state Department of Natural Resources and…

As the Ford Motor Co. marks its 100th anniversary, a Ford dealership in central Minnesota is also celebrating its centennial. The Tenvoorde family began selling Fords a century ago, just as Henry Ford started his business. It's now considered the oldest Ford dealership in the world. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post reports.

Rawlings is carving out a spot in the Americana pantheon with his witty, weathered songwriting. Best known for his role as the musical counterpart to Gillian Welch, he steps into the spotlight for his own debut, Dave Rawling Machine's Friend of a Friend.

Joni Mitchell has kept a low profile since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015. She joined Brandi Carlile for classics like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Both Sides Now."

Lewis was named president of NPR in 1993, becoming the first Black person to take the role. He came to the job with a long resume from his time in Washington politics and business circles.

An outbreak of salmonella is forcing McDonald's and other chain restaurants to stop serving tomatoes. It's not certain that tomatoes are the source of the problem, which left more than 100 people sick in more than a dozen states — but a process of elimination has focused scrutiny on raw tomatoes.

Brazil is one of the top cybercrime countries in the world. Up until recently it was mostly its own citizens who were targeted, but now their imaginative schemes are involving Americans too.