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Closing arguments began in the New York sex crimes trial of former movie executive Harvey Weinstein, with attorney Donna Rotunno making the case for the defense.

In 1890, a young woman fell in love. Her father didn't approve of the man so they wrote letters and left them in a knothole in the oak. The BBC reports the tree is responsible for dozens of marriages.

Efforts to reach a national opioid settlement hit another big snag as many states balked at an $18 billion offer from drug wholesalers.

Valentine's Day is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurant staff. They have some ... stories.

The U.S. State Department is sending a charter plane to Japan to evacuate U.S. citizens from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. At least 44 American passengers have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

More than 1,100 former DOJ officials want Attorney General William Barr to resign. NPR's Noel King talks to Mary McCord, a former acting assistant attorney general for National Security, about why.

Brayden Lawrence, who turned 8, wanted to have her birthday party in a place she's obsessed with: Target. Brayden and her friends wore Target uniforms, used walkie-talkies and stocked shelves.

An approach to treating new diseases that worked for the Ebola and Zika viruses is being tested for the new coronavirus. It involves using antibodies to the disease as a drug.

A Soldier's Play tells the story of a murder in an African American unit of the U.S. Army after World War II. It premiered in 1981 and soon after won a Pulitzer Prize. Now, it's finally on Broadway.

A New Jersey couple's baby was delivered early, so he's in a neonatal ICU. The couple was looking at old photos and they discovered the current nurse also took care of the dad more than 30 years ago.