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NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Katherine Kinzler, associate professor of psychology and human development at Cornell University, about her research into the social skills developed by children raised in multilingual environments versus monolingual environments.

A Utah woman transformed her home into a life-size gingerbread house. Virginia Hoffman, an interior designer, and her husband, an artist, started the tradition in 2019. The decorations aren't edible.

Since the 1973 release of his first album, Closing Time, Tom Waits has won fans over with his original songwriting and distinctive, gravelly vocal style. He has two new CDs out this month: Alice and Blood Money.

For decades, a version of the dress Judy Garland wore in the movie was assumed lost at Catholic University of America, where it had been given to someone in the drama department in the early 1970s.

The best little bar-band in Texas is back with more ballads of heartache and anthems for getting over it. The Old 97's have just released Blame It On Gravity. Front-man Rhett Miller joins Fresh Air to talk about the recording and to perform some new songs.

The couple thought they'd hit the jackpot when they found out they were expecting twins. Then they heard four heartbeats. About 1 in 800,000 births are quadruplets. But two sets of identical twins — what are the odds? About 70 million to 1.

The defendant, charged with a drug offense, claimed he couldn't pay court fees after going through a costly divorce. The district judge agreed to work with him, giving him a chance to "be creative."

More musical holiday cheer is coming your way, and it’s coming by way of the San Antonio Chamber Choir.“The San Antonio Chamber Choir is a superb group of…

Family-owned Squamscot Beverages has been selling old-time sodas for generations.

Since swans have enjoyed royal protection for more than 800 years, there's not a lot locals can do. Some villagers are fending off the swans with hoses, according to Metro UK.