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The U.S. has a plan for getting food into Gaza. Top aid groups object to the idea

The proposed solution would only provide food and aid to around 60 percent of Gaza's civilians initially, according to a copy of the proposal reviewed by NPR.

6 are dead following a shooting at a school in Nashville

Three children and three adults are dead following a shooting this morning at a school in Nashville, Tennessee. Authorities say the shooter was killed by police.

Hong Kong Nears 6 Months Of Protests

Protests have intensified in Hong Kong after one activist was shot and a pro-Beijing supporter set on fire. The demonstrations are in their fifth month.

Jeff Uhlmeyer stands behind his enormous pumpkin, which weighs 2,191 pounds.

Good gourd: Olympia man's 2,191-pound pumpkin takes top prize in famed weigh-off

Giant pumpkins are a fixture of the fall. And this year the certified giant-est one belongs to Jeff Uhlmeyer, a retired Washington State DOT pavement engineer from Olympia.

Mongo Santamaría plays the conga drums at the Super Jazz Concert at the Apollo Theater in New York, 1988.

Jazz Caliente: Meet the Rhythm Makers, Part 6

Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría Rodríguez is probably the most recognized of the Cuban-born conga drum players associated with American jazz and R&B. To many,…

Comic actor Fanny Rice, sometimes billed as the Funniest Woman in America, in 1896.

6 Jokes From 19th Century America

History books tell us that times were hard in the 1800s. But there was occasional humor. Some of it was even funny.

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