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Fast Radio Bursts are extremely powerful bursts of energy coming from far beyond the Milky Way. No one knows what's causing them but a new telescope in Canada should help find an explanation.

A medication commonly used to provide abortions can also help ease the recovery process for women experiencing miscarriage. Doctors find it difficult to navigate heavy regulations around the pill.

An art expert in Britain bought a portrait by one of his favorite artists for about $6,000, The Telegraph reports. His cat launched herself at the painting and ripped a huge hole in it with her claws.

The candidate at the center of the disputed congressional election in North Carolina is a pastor who worked hard to break into politics. Now, state investigators are probing his campaign's tactics.

President Trump returned from a trip to the border as negotiations to end the partial government shutdown appear stalled. The president may declare a national emergency to get a border wall built.

NPR's John Burnett spent a day with Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector. Only 14 miles of that 60-mile sector is currently unfenced. More fencing would free up manpower for other tasks.

Rachel Martin talks to Carmen Ejogo, who plays Amelia Reardon in the new season. The case is set in the 1980s, two children disappear in small-town Arkansas, in the heart of the Ozarks.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell and his two predecessors talk about the latest jobs report, and why they are not too worried about inflation — despite what the Phillips Curve may predict.

President Trump visited McAllen, Texas, Thursday to push for funding for a wall along the Mexican border. Reaction was mixed as a partial government shutdown is about to enter its fourth week.

The trial against drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo' Guzman continues in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y. David Greene talks to Keegan Hamilton of VICE News, who has been following the trial.