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NPR's Scott Simon asks Prof. Brent Seales of the University of Kentucky about deciphering tightly wound, charred scrolls from the 1st Century C.E. using X-rays and artificial intelligence.

Conservationists in Virginia worry that overfishing of menhaden is harming the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem. But state lawmakers have yet to approve funding to study the issue.

Thailand looks set to clamp down on recreational marijuana use, just 18 months after it decriminalized pot, becoming the first country in Asia to do so.

President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental acuity and his conduct after a special counsel concluded Biden willfully held onto classified materials. The special counsel recommended no charges.

Super Bowl food: Chicken wings are a bargain this year, but beef prices are climbing. Here's a playbook for staying well fed without having a your wallet thrown for a loss.

Robert Fico was shot multiple times and gravely wounded Wednesday, but his deputy prime minister said he believed Fico would survive.

People who default on their student loans could hear from a private debt collector. The government turns to collection agencies to get payments out of people who often don't work and can't have their wages or tax returns garnished.

Democrats are feeling demoralized after Republicans were able to hold onto a House seat in the Atlanta suburbs. Both sides raised huge amounts of money to pour into the race.

Police took more than 250 protesters into custody in Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts and Missouri this weekend, as the war in Gaza continues to embroil campuses across the nation.

Some beach variety packs of High Noon hard seltzers included canned cocktails mislabeled as blue raspberry Celsius energy drinks. The affected lots were sent to retailers in six states last week.