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The state of Texas is being sued over the lack of air conditioning in its prisons, where indoor temperatures can top 100 degrees in the summer. In federal court, inmates detailed the extreme measures they’ve taken to get out of the heat, like starting fires or inflicting self-harm.

Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer.

The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top executives and two reporters were fired.

The nearly $111 billion marriage would unite Paramount and Warner film studios, streamers and television properties — including CNN — under the control of the wealthy Ellison family.

The City of San Antonio believes it's getting a handle on the stray pet population through its new microchip law that went into effect June 30.And free…

After last night's sniper attack left five police officer's dead in Dallas, cities around the country turned inward and officials and residents began…

Three years after purchasing a former Albertson’s grocery building, the City of New Braunfels is moving into its new City Hall facility on Monday. New…

The debris has been floating in space for the past decade and experts believe it came from a Chinese rocket test. The impact is expected to leave a crater anywhere from about 30 to 60 feet wide.

Using modular parts, wikis and how-to videos, Marcin Jakubowski presents 50 machines — such as a tractor, brick press and circuit board maker — for a do-it-yourself civilization.

NPR's Sarah McCammon plays the puzzle with Flora Kupferman of San Francisco and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.