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Initially, she ran from agents in her attempt to illegally enter the U.S. But after three days alone in the Arizona desert, Brenda lit a fire to get their attention. Her story is not uncommon.

The NCAA tournament is down to two unlikely but familiar finalists. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Slate's Mike Pesca for his take on Monday's championship game.

High-end restaurants featuring rock star chefs are starting to turn to tickets to stem the tide of no-shows. In the future, going out to eat could become a lot like going to a sold-out concert.

For a half-century, Oxford and Cambridge have competed against each other in blind wine tasting. The big match is this week.

Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder are high among teens in northern Uganda, a new study shows. Counselors, teachers and parents can help. So can walking on eggs — literally.

Medieval theologians used to distinguish between land vs. water creatures, not mammals vs. fish. That's good enough for some restaurants — and parishes — in places with large Catholic populations.

ISIS has been focused on building a caliphate in the Middle East, but its claim of responsibility for the carnage in Paris shows it can unleash a powerful, coordinated attack far from its home turf.

This year, the Biennale of Photography is all about "Telling Time" — and it comes at a telling time for the host country of Mali.

"We are Americans," President Obama says in his weekly radio address. "We will uphold our values — a free and open society. We are strong. And we are resilient. And we will not be terrorized."

The Krispy Kreme Challenge Children's Specialty Clinic gets its name from a student-run charity race in Raleigh, N.C., that has already raised $1 million for kids. Still, some find the name unhealthy.