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A 93-year-old grandmother and her 42-year-old grandson just finished a tour of all 63 U.S. national parks. They became internet celebrities along the way.

Far from Colombia's tourist hubs, the Mavecure Mountains rise from the Amazon jungle. Once off-limits during conflict, they now draw adventurous visitors to rare wildlife, sacred sites and vast views.

The 2024 Whiting Award winners were announced Wednesday night. Below are excerpts from their work.

Pilot John Gregory crash landed his small plane on top of a tree in Idaho. He was rescued by a volunteer firefighter.

Peru has taken over as the world's top producer of cocaine. The BBC's Robin Lustig visits a coca plantation in Peru and reports on efforts to curb production in that nation.

One trick is a device that puts a tennis ball on top of a smartphone.

The oldest gauge for tracking stock prices topped 17,000 on Thursday, another in a string of records for the Dow Jones.

Top seeds have fallen like timber in a forest as the men's NCAA basketball tournament heads into its second weekend.

Eight-year suspensions were given last week for FIFA's top bosses, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini. Carrie Kahn talks with author David Henry Sterry about the latest on FIFA's scandal plagued year.

At each Olympics, the winner of the 100 meters becomes known as the fastest man in the world. The race lasts a tad over 9 seconds, but it requires tremendous physical and mental preparation. It's not unusual for an elite sprinter to engage a scientist to analyze the biomechanics of his gait. But as NPR's Tom Goldman reports, at race time simplicity is best. Top runners say they are able to clear their minds of extraneous thoughts during their races.