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Like a lot of machines, tractors are increasingly run by computer software that has proprietary locks. But if farmers break those locks to fix their John Deere, they are also breaking the law.

A closer look shows hackers got nearly three times the taxpayer data originally feared.

A Maryland man who drove a custom-made Batmobile and dressed as Batman to visit sick children in hospitals has died. He became a viral sensation three years ago after a roadside encounter with police.

Over the weekend, the Houston public transit system completely changed. Every bus line, every route, everything is different. Transit officials are trying to create a better and more efficient system. The move is being watched across the country.

The 200 active duty military personnel will help fight roughly 95 wildfires in the Western U.S.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Justin Fox, columnist for Bloomberg View, about Amazon's work culture, following a scathing article in The New York Times.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Director of National Drug Control Policy Michael Botticelli about how the plan to tackle heroin abuse shifts focus from punishment to treatment.

Once ancient humans learned to cook, starchy foods could have given them a calorie bump that fueled the evolution of the human brain, British researchers argue in a new paper.

The Republican presidential candidate and former Hewlett-Packard CEO has received much attention — and strong poll numbers — since her performance at a candidate forum in early August.

U.S. Steel says it plans to close a major operation in Birmingham, Ala. More than 1,100 people are expected to lose their jobs in an area that has long been a center of the region's steel industry.