Here & Now

The urban legend called the "Tonganoxie Split" is said to spare Missouri's Kansas City from tornadoes. Scientists are split about its accuracy.

Dr. Marty Makary served as the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration for just over a year.

Artificial intelligence can be a game changer for people looking to synthesize complicated information. But consumers should be careful sharing sensitive information.

The Trump administration is trying to kill an ambitious plan to decarbonize global shipping.

John Cephas and Phil Wiggins were modern ambassadors of a fingerpicking regional acoustic blues style developed mainly in Virginia and the Carolinas: the Piedmont blues.

In her new book, "El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory," New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa recounts the history of the town she grew up in, which she believes speaks as much or more to the immigrant experience than Ellis Island.

When Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping meet on Thursday in Beijing, trade, tariffs, and business deals will be a major focus.

Republican Charlie Dent and Democrat Jamal Simmons weigh in on what it's going to take for their party's candidates to win in the midterm elections in the middle of an unpopular war with Iran and a redistricting race that appears to favor Republicans. 

How and dry conditions could increase wildfire risk.

In late April, about 114 of every 100,000 visits to the emergency room were for tick bites, the highest rate for that time of year since at least 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.