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Australian scientists have reported that a spider — assumed to be the world's oldest — has died at 43, outliving its nearest rival by 15 years. The arachnid is believed to have survived for so long by sticking to one protected burrow its entire life and expending minimal energy.

Before the highly publicized caravan of Central American migrants arrived in Tijuana seeking asylum in the U.S., dozens of other asylum seekers had already been waiting in line at the border.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, about the latest report on Afghanistan reconstruction. Despite the record amount of coalition munitions dropped, the security situation continues to deteriorate and civilian deaths from coalition munitions are at a record high.

As drought grips the much of the western U.S. there are fears this summer could be a bad one for wildfires. But Colorado is helping homeowners prepare and in some places even paying people to do more.

Before Scott Pruitt became the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, his political career was guided in large part by his Southern Baptist faith and a faith-based agenda.

The removal comes after a historic summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who pledged a "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula.

Brazilian pianist, composer, and vocalist Eliane Elias is a renowned artist in her home country and in the American jazz scene. Hear her first Piano Jazz performance from 1988.

On May 1, high school seniors must submit a commitment — and financial deposit — to their final college choice. But for low-income students, it's not necessarily the end of the road.

Trump administration officials are challenging a report that John Kelly, the White House chief of staff, called the president "an idiot." Kelly calls the story "total B.S."

Wednesday began with Nikol Pashinyan's supporters clogging roadways and plazas across the country, irate that his bid for premier failed. By day's end, though, a second bid looked on track to succeed.