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When Harriette Thompson signed up for her first marathon, she planned to walk. But when everyone else started running, she figured she might as well run, too.

Melting ice means more of the Arctic is accessible to exploration and shipping, and countries are racing to establish a presence. But they still need heavy icebreakers, and the U.S. is falling behind.

That's the good news. The bad news is that there are still 795 million people who don't get enough to eat — and enough nutrients in their food.

As consulting a doctor exclusively by phone, text or video becomes more popular, the Texas Medical Board moves to restrict these e-visits. Is the real battle over patient safety, money or turf?

The system was considered a triumph by the Soviets, but was built by the same ruthless means that helped cause a famine, which killed millions in the 1930s.

For KPLU's Ken Wiley, a decades-long broadcast career didn’t begin from a passion for radio, exactly.“A friend of mine – we were out drinking somewhere –…