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Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago.

People might not think of winter as a fruitful season for foraging wild edibles, but nutritionist and expert forager Debbie Naha says there's actually a lot out there that you can find year-round.

When it comes to reefer madness, nobody can top a group of traditional hunter-gatherers in the Congo Basin. About 70 percent of men smoke cannabis. The drug could be doing more than getting them high.

After two recent attacks on the U.S. Capitol — Jan. 6 and the breach last week when a man rammed a barrier, killing an officer — a debate over fencing and stepped up security is front and center.

Creative cooking is not only for the restaurant chef, but for those cooking at home as well. NPR's Michele Norris speaks with Michael Lomonaco, author of Nightly Specials, a book that aims to inspire spontaneity in the kitchen.

A group that advocates for public employees has filed an ethics complaint against northeast Washington representative Joel Kretz. Kretz, the Republican…

Another week, another horror sequel. The sixth installment in the “Scream” series is now in theaters, and Nathan Weinbender takes a look at how it stacks up against the other installments of this uneven but sometimes inventive franchise.

The comedy “You People” was one of the most-watched Netflix original films last month, and that’s likely because of its all-star cast led by Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy. Unfortunately, Nathan Weinbender says it’s a bad sitcom with serious intentions, and even its hilarious actors can’t save it.

Damien Chazelle scored a hit and a best director Oscar for his squeaky clean musical “La La Land.” Now he’s made the flip side, a violent, depraved Hollywood history called “Babylon.” Nathan Weinbender takes a look at the divisive epic, which he found to be an exhausting endurance test.