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A routine City Council meeting ended with the mayor and a councilman going to the hospital after fisticuffs. It's the latest escalation of a contentious relationship between the mayor and the council.

A milk chiller run on manure. A sun-powered pond aerator. These are some of the creative ideas that could change the game for the world's poorest farmers.

A British fruit historian convincingly argues in a new book that the pear is "the most exciting of the tree fruits." And she says it's time to revive pear culture and explore the fruit's diversity.

Trying to crack down on sex trafficking, authorities have been going after online ads for adult services. Some in this industry have found a workaround to stay under the radar: cyber currency.

The judge instructed the jurors to keep working toward a verdict after receiving a note from the panel Tuesday afternoon.

The new movie Legend stars Tom Hardy as both Ron and Reggie Kray, the legendary gangster twins who controlled East London in the 1960s.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti about the closure of over 900 city schools after receiving a threat. Garcetti says the decision was made by the district superintendent.

After the housing crisis, demand for rental property boomed. Census data show vacancy rates for rental units reached an all-time low this summer. More people are wanting to rent single family homes.

Donald Trump appeared serene and imperturbable, while most all the others on stage directed their fire primarily at each other. Jeb Bush was the exception, saying Trump would be "a chaos president."

Leroy Peoples, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, served 780 consecutive days in isolation.