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National Geographic and 21st Century Fox have partnered to create a new for-profit media company, which will house the iconic National Geographic magazine, cable channels and other properties.

Fatal overdoses are rising among an estimated 19,000 people who use heroin in Baltimore. To curb deaths, the city's health commissioner aims to make an antidote widely available to drug users.

So we asked a former U.S. student who went to live in Africa to come up with 11 factoids — a crash course on the continent. Note: We will not test you on these facts.

A blockbuster report in ESPN The Magazine traces the lines between "Deflategate" and an earlier fight known as "Spygate."

The chief executive and two senior officials resigned yesterday from United Airlines, amid a federal investigation.

NPR film critic Bob Mondello reviews a new drama from China by director Zhang Yimou about a Cultural Revolution detainee who returns to a wife who does not recognize him.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told the crowd that if the Iran deal goes through, the Obama administration will be the "world's leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism."

Elena Ferrante's edgy "Neapolitan Novels" chronicle a decades-long friendship between two Italian women. Maureen Corrigan says the fourth and final novel, The Story of the Lost Child, is spectacular.

Alabama's Board of Education voted Thursday to adopt new science standards. The state's current standards have been in place for a decade, and many teachers are looking forward to the updates.

In a statement, Pao says the odds, both in the corporate world and in the courts, are stacked against those who allege discrimination. In dropping her appeal, Pao will pay Kleiner Perkins' legal fees.