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When Lara Pellegrinelli was a kid, she wanted to play the flute like James Galway. On Friday, she got to play with Sir James (and 1,999 other flutists) as they broke a Guinness Book's world record.

Two weeks after winning the women's division in the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, Penny Palfrey is ready to do it again. This time, she'll be swimming in the opposite direction, against the tide.

The acclaimed sci-fi drama grappled with issues that plague real-world leaders. As the show neared its end, cast and producers asked how fiction can offer wisdom on profoundly tough choices.

Young people are organizing online and gathering in public to throw "silent raves," the quietest dance parties ever. With MP3 players in hand, they show up and dance together to their own music.

In an exodus spurred by the pandemic, some high profile hedge funds, venture capital firms and tech companies are leaving New York and California for low-tax states, Florida and Texas.

Joe Biden's inaugural will be one that we haven't seen before. Ten thousand National Guard soldiers will help provide security. And because of the pandemic, there will be no inaugural balls.

President Trump did not have pets. President-elect Biden's dogs are named Champ and Major. The Delaware Humane Society is honoring Major's journey from the shelter to the White House.

Dr. Alok Kanojia, known as Dr. K, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in addiction. He addresses mental health issues within the Twitch audience, which is largely made up of gamers.

NPR's Nina Totenberg concludes her behind-the-scenes look at the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The justices, after announcing their unanimous decision that public schools must not be segregated, found it difficult to get the ruling implemented.

William Burns worked for decades at the State Department. President-elect Joe Biden says he "shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical."