PHOTOS: Super 'Blood Moon' Wows
The huge, red moon awed viewers across the Americas and parts of western Europe and Africa on Sunday night and early Monday morning.
It was the only total lunar eclipse of the year, a "blood moon" in which sunlight leaking around the edges of the Earth makes the moon appear red. And it was also a supermoon, when a full moon appears larger than usual because it has neared the closest point to Earth in its orbit.
Martin Luther King Jr. National Park Reopens For Holiday, Thanks To A Private Grant
Atlanta's Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park has reopened for the first time since the partial government shutdown began on Dec. 22, thanks to a grant from Delta Air Lines. The deal allows the park to avoid the awkward possibility that it would be closed on the federal holiday honoring King.
"Without the assistance provided by The Delta Air Lines Foundation, it would have remained closed during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend," a National Park Service spokesman told NPR.
Researchers Find A Web Of Factors Behind Multiple Sclerosis
As the story goes, nearly 80 years ago on the Faroe Islands - a stark North Atlantic archipelago 200 miles off the coast of Scotland — a neurologic epidemic may have washed, or rather convoyed, ashore.
Sen. Kamala Harris Announces 2020 Presidential Candidacy
Updated at 9:10 a.m. ET
California Sen. Kamala Harris is running for president in 2020. The first-term Democratic senator made the announcement on ABC's Good Morning America Monday morning.
"I love my country, and this is a moment in time that I feel a sense of responsibility to fight for the best of who we are," Harris said.
Once Centers Of Soviet Propaganda, Moscow's Libraries Are Having A 'Loud' Revival
The Chistye Prudy neighborhood is one of Moscow's liveliest, with restaurants and cafes clustered along a boulevard with a tram line and grand old apartment buildings.
You Don't Have To Go No-Carb: Instead, Think Slow Carb
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For 2020 Democrats, The Race Is On To Win Over Black Voters
Updated at 9:24 a.m. ET
When Elizabeth Warren announced her exploratory committee for president at the end of last month, the Massachusetts senator didn't only talk about a crumbling middle class - her signature policy issue - but she acknowledged the impact of race and racism on the economy, saying that "families of color" face a rockier path "made even harder by the impact of generations of discrimination."
Why The U.S. Census Starts In Alaska's Most Remote, Rural Villages
Ever since Alaska joined the union as the 49th state in 1959, the most remote parts of the most northern state have gotten a head start on the national head count.
The Rams And The Patriots Will Face Off For Super Bowl LIII
The Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots will face off in this year's Super Bowl after winning the NFC and AFC conference championships, respectively, on Sunday.
The Rams, who overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Saints, last played in the Super Bowl in 2002 — against none other than the Patriots. The St. Louis Rams won the NFL title two years before that.
The Patriots defeated the Chiefs to return to the Super Bowl for a third consecutive year.
Los Angeles Rams beat New Orleans Saints
