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Horse-sized primitive tyrannosaur <em>Timurlengia euotica</em> from the middle Cretaceous (ca. 90 million to 92 million years ago) of Uzbekistan.

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Helps Explain Rise Of Tyrannosaurs

The horse-sized Timurlengia euotica provides a glimpse into a 20 million-year gap in fossil records, when tyrannosaurs evolved from "marginal hunters" to "apex predators."

President Obama meets at the White House on Tuesday with members of his national security team and cybersecurity advisers.

Password Security Is So Bad, President Obama Weighs In

In unveiling a sweeping plan to fund and revamp cybersecurity, the president asks citizens to consider using extra layers of security besides the password.

The Pfizer flag flies in front of its world headquarters in New York. Pfizer and Dublin-based Allergan will merge, creating the world's biggest drug-maker by sales.

Drug Giant Pfizer To Merge With Allergan In Deal To Lower Corporate Taxes

The deal will create the world's largest pharmaceutical company by sales, bringing together the makers of Viagra and Botox.

Writer George Orwell, author of the novel <em>1984</em>, which portrays a dictatorship that imposes its own facts.

Classic Novel '1984' Sales Are Up In The Era Of 'Alternative Facts'

George Orwell's warning against regimes that create their own realities, published in 1948, is enjoying resurgent interest, hitting number one on the Amazon bestseller list.

Brush, grass and sage served as fuel for the Douglas County Complex fire in 2015.

Fire Likely East Of The Cascades Over Fourth Of July Weekend

Fireworks aren’t the only thing firefighters have to worry about this Fourth of July weekend. They have a big battle on their hands and have been...

Ginny Thrasher (center) of the U.S. holds her gold medal for the women's 10-meter air rifle competition, the first gold awarded at the Rio Games. China's Du Li (left) won the silver and Yi Siling, also of China, won the bronze on Saturday.

U.S. Teenager Ginny Thrasher Wins The First Gold In Rio, In Air Rifle

Thrasher, 19, topped a field of 50 in the 10-meter air rifle competition on Saturday, winning the first of more than 300 medals that will be awarded at the Summer Olympics.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on March 15. McCord told staff members she will be leaving next month.

Leader Of Justice Department National Security Division On The Way Out

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord told staff this week she is leaving to pursue other opportunities. McCord has led the probe into Russian election meddling.

Republican Jinyoung Englund, left, and Democrat Manka Dhingra are vying to fill an open state Senate seat in Washington's 45th legislative district.

Washington State Senate Race Breaks Spending Record

Candidates are breaking spending records in a special election that will decide which party controls the Washington Senate. Republican Jinyoung Englund...

Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. He died Wednesday at age 55.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Renowned Baritone, Dies At 55

The Russian baritone known for his burnished voice died Wednesday. He announced in 2015 that he had been diagnosed with brain cancer.

FBI Official In Washington, D.C, Reviews Security Posture Amid ISIS Threats

The new leader of the FBI's Washington, D.C., field office gives his first interview to NPR about security posture in the U.S. capital in the face of threats by the Islamic State.

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