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He lives vicariously through himself. He has won the lifetime achievement award, twice. In museums, he is allowed to touch the art. He is ...

... out of a job.

Since 2006, Jonathan Goldsmith has played The Most Interesting Man In The World in a popular series of ads for ...

Former first lady Nancy Reagan died Sunday at the age of 94. The elegant, famously adoring wife off Ronald Reagan is being remembered by political figures and everyday Americans for her character, her advocacy work and her unflagging support for her husband — as well as, in some cases, for ...

First, Christopher Ingraham called the people of Red Lake County, Minn., residents of "the absolute worst place to live in America."

Then the data journalist at The Washington Post called them "thin-skinned."

Now he's going to be calling them something else: Neighbor.

The story of his change of ...

An Iranian court has sentenced billionaire businessman Babak Zanjani to death on corruption charges, according to Iranian state media.

Zanjani is an oil trader who has been blacklisted by the West for years on charges that he helped Iran evade oil sanctions.

"He was arrested in December 2013, after ...

A suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives south of Baghdad, killing at least 45 people, including 38 civilians and 7 police officers, NPR's Alison Meuse reports.

The explosion struck a crowded security checkpoint about 60 miles from Iraq's capital, The Associated Press reports.

The head of the provincial ...

In the ocean near Hawaii, more than 2 1/2 miles underwater, scientists have discovered a small, delicate-looking and ghostlike little octopod — possibly a new species.

The animal was discovered by Deep Discoverer, a remotely operated vehicle, or ROV — picture a small, unmanned submarine equipped with cameras and a ...

#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

From Steve Mullis, digital editor:

When ...

Ready your pencils.

This morning, across America, the redesigned version of the SAT — the standardized entrance exam widely used in college admissions — is being administered for the first time.

(The correct answer to our headline, therefore, is A ... but under the redesigned test, there's no penalty for ...

One of Turkey's few remaining opposition media outlets will soon be managed by court-appointed trustees, a move that has heightened concerns over press freedom in a country dominated by pro-government newspapers and TV channels, The Associated Press notes.

On Friday, a court in Istanbul ordered the Zaman newspaper to replace ...

The Los Angeles Police Department is currently testing a knife that was allegedly discovered years ago at the former home of O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

Capt. Andrew Neiman of the LAPD said in a press conference Friday that ...

Historical preservationists in southwest England have just one question for the birds that are tormenting them: Why?

OK, two questions: Could they stop, please?

Jackdaws — small birds in the crow family that are common in the U.K. — have been tearing apart the roof of a historic thatched barn ...

The U.S. economy gained 242,000 jobs in February while average wages dropped slightly, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday.

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent.

The report indicates stronger job growth than expected, and an improvement over the previous month. January's count of ...

Apple's legal battle with the FBI over iPhone encryption continues: A federal magistrate, at the FBI's request, has ordered the tech giant to write software to help investigators circumvent iPhone security features to access a phone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple is fighting the order, calling ...

For decades, the people of New Zealand have argued over their flag.

It's too similar to Australia's flag, and it's embarrassing when they're confused; it would be expensive to change it. It's too colonial; it's a part of Kiwi history. It doesn't honor any of the Maori heritage of New ...

This year's South by Southwest festivals in Austin, Texas, will have more than the usual dose of Washington, D.C.

President Obama will be talking with the editor in chief of The Texas Tribune in an conversation that will open SXSW Interactive, while first lady Michelle Obama will deliver the keynote ...

Aubrey McClendon, the former CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp. who was charged Tuesday with orchestrating a conspiracy, has died in a car crash.

The fatal crash occurred Wednesday morning, the Oklahoma City Police Department said on Twitter.

A police spokesman said at a news conference Wednesday that McClendon's ...

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved new sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday, in response to a recent nuclear test and rocket launch that violated U.N. resolutions on the country's military activities.

The two tests — a Jan. 6 explosion that Kim Jong Un's government called a "hydrogen bomb ...

Sports Authority has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, looking to restructure its debt and close a number of stores to try to regain its financial foothold.

The sporting goods retailer is carrying a heavy debt load.

In its restructuring, Sports Authority plans to access nearly $600 million in debtor-in-possession ...

Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii has resigned her position as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee to endorse Bernie Sanders.

Gabbard announced her decision on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday morning.

Gabbard, 34, is one of the youngest members of Congress and the first Hindu elected ...

On the Sunday morning talk shows, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump refused to condemn endorsements from a prominent white supremacist and former KKK leader, and said he retweeted a Mussolini quote because "it's a very good quote."

The extended conversation about white supremacists came on CNN's State of the ...