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(Fairbanks, AK.) Lightning ignited 2 new wildfires east of Delta Junction last (Weds) night. Fairbanks-Delta area state fire management officer Ed Sanford…

A survey published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior finds that cat videos can boost a person's mood. Nearly 7,000 people were surveyed about Internet cat videos.

The Swiss ambassador to Venezuela lives near a golf course. He says if a golf ball flies into the residence it could violate the Vienna Convention, which assures diplomats can work without harassment.

Walking and texting was creating a problem at Utah Valley University. The school came up with a fix: It marked a slow lane on one of its stairwells just for students who are glued to their screens.

Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne offer a wrap-up of what we know, as of Thursday morning, about the church shooting in Charleston, S.C., that left 9 people dead on Wednesday night.

Nine people were killed in Wednesday night's shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C. The Rev. Dr. Clementa Pinckney, three other ministers, and other members of the congregation are among the dead.

NPR's Melissa Block talks to Charleston Mayor Joe Riley about the shootings at a historic black church on Wednesday. He says it is the saddest day in his 40 years as mayor.

Frances Quinlan's voice whispers with a rasp that feels small one moment, then lets loose a gut-punching howl the next. But at the Tiny Desk, it's all about Hop Along's urgent arrangements.

Speed, a 150-year-old Galapagos tortoise, has died at the San Diego Zoo. Tommy Owens, lead keeper at the zoo's reptile department, says Speed helped preserve his species and gave generations contact with a rare animal.

Mike Cummings and Jorja Leap are working with men in Los Angeles — many of whom are former gang members — to help them find something that was missing from their lives as they grew up: fatherhood.