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The zoo in Tennessee asked fans to pick their favorite name from four options. Forty thousand people from around the world voted, and the zoo went with Kipekee — the Swahili word for unique.

Someone in Florida won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months.

Residents in the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories were ordered to evacuate Wednesday night as wildfires neared the city of 20,000 people.

The country has not accepted all offers of aid, including from the U.S. and France, saying "a lack of coordination in such cases would be counterproductive."

The 4th and 5th graders of Bolinas-Stinson Elementary School helped their school reduce water usage by 35 percent. Here are their tips on how to save water.

More than 100 countries ban such weapons because unexploded bomblets can be picked up by civilians, causing injury or death. An announcement is expected Friday.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with NPR One listener Mary Butler and puzzle master Will Shortz.

King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and began treatment Monday, Buckingham Palace says.

Using modular parts, wikis and how-to videos, Marcin Jakubowski presents 50 machines — such as a tractor, brick press and circuit board maker — for a do-it-yourself civilization.

Michael Tubbs has been saying "reinvent Stockton" since he was elected. Having grown up in Stockton himself, Tubbs takes a community-oriented approach to creating positive change in the city.