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Joseph James DeAngelo has pleaded guilty to 13 murders and other charges Monday in Sacramento. Prosecutors say he terrorized several counties in the '70s and '80s as the Golden State Killer.

An experimental COVID-19 medicine that has been shown to shorten the time people with severe illness have to stay in the hospital finally has a price tag that's lower than some analysts expected.

Stand-alone projects testing wastewater for the coronavirus are starting to catch on nationwide — including in Oregon.

Despite fierce international criticism and opposition in Hong Kong, Beijing's rubber-stamp legislature passed a law allowing the mainland to impose security measures in the former British colony.

A new NPR/Harvard analysis finds most states' testing efforts still fall far short of what's needed to beat back the pandemic. Find out how your state is doing.

Genichi Mitsuhashi spent two years studying ninja history and martial arts, The Japan Times reports. A professor says, "It's a course to learn about the ninja, not to become one."

NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge asks the public to design a toilet to be used when astronauts go back to the moon. Head of the challenge tells The Verge it was messy when they went to the bathroom before.

The very good movie version of Hamilton, filmed with the original cast at the height of the show's popularity, will perk up faithful cast album fans — and new viewers, too.

Janis Shinwari, an Afghan interpreter for the U.S. military, grabbed a rifle in the heat of battle and saved U.S. troops in 2008. Twelve years later, he became a U.S. citizen.

The pandemic pushed one community in suburban Cincinnati to get creative about its July Fourth festivities.