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Paramount Global has sold Simon & Schuster to the private equity firm KKR. The deal comes nearly a year after the Department of Justice blocked Penguin Random House from acquiring Simon & Schuster.

Brights Zoo in Tennessee is asking the public to help pick a name for the giraffe that was born without spots on July 31. The zoo says she may be the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe alive.

Two nonprofit advocacy groups in Colorado are trying to take back the moniker as something to be proud of. The president has said he likes the term, which has been used derisively by opponents of the health overhaul.

Cal Fire Chief Joe Tyler said the agency and its partners are equipped with with fire trucks, bulldozers, and newly introduced Blackhawk helicopters that can fly at night.

The report from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the fire that killed more than 100 people and destroyed the town of Lahaina was “accidental.”

The gospel music star lost his wife to cancer in 2010. His new album, I Win, is a tribute to her.

Journalist Oliver Bullough runs kleptocracy tours in London, in which he points out mansions bought by corrupt foreign leaders and oligarchs. Moneyland describes their secretive transnational world.

For kids with disabilities, a simple activity like going down a slide can be a challenge. An NPR crowdsourcing project maps inclusive playgrounds — fun and safe for all — across the country.

Armed with cotton swabs, strong solvents and a lot of training, conservators are entrusted with restoring priceless works of art. At the National Gallery of Art we learn that varnish is enemy No. 1.

President Trump and former President Obama both claim credit for the economy. Democrats argue that Trump inherited an economy that was already strong, while Republicans insist he turned it around.