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In 1886, sailors on a German barque called Paula tossed a gin bottle containing a message into waters hundreds of miles off the coast of Australia. It's been uncovered on Australia's Wedge Island.

When Russia annexed Crimea, it set relations with Western societies on a confrontation course. Four years after Russian President Vladimir Putin's brazen gamble, NPR looks at how people in Crimea view the union with Russia.

The new federal lawsuit against California escalates a long-running battle between the Trump administration and state officials on matters from immigration to climate change.

Police in Clinton, Mo., responded to a call and were "shot at" from inside a house, police said. It comes seven months after another officer in Clinton was shot and killed during a traffic stop.

Some health systems are encouraging selected emergency room patients who are sick but stable and don't need intensive, round-the-clock care to opt for hospital-level care at home, instead.

The federal lawsuit by the Department of Justice escalates a long-running battle between the Trump administration and state officials on matters from immigration to climate change.

The latest Barbie doll depicts the British Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams. A brand often criticized for its portrayal of women, released the doll ahead of International Women's Day.

The National Republican Congressional Committee is devoted to getting more Republicans elected to the U.S. House. Spokesman Jesse Hunt talks to Rachel Martin following Tuesday's Texas primaries.

The brains of birds and mice continue to produce new nerve cells in the hippocampus throughout life. But research now suggests the human brain stops doing this around adolescence.

Courts are weighing whether some contractors for firms like Uber and Grubhub should receive the rights and benefits afforded to employees — a choice one judge calls an "all-or-nothing" proposition.