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Love them or hate them, modernist buildings of the 1960s and '70s are beginning to need renovation, and the U.S. General Services Administration is trying something unusual — putting a 32-story office tower under glass. The double wall exterior will not only save energy but protect the inhabitants from a bomb blast. NPR explores whether the repairs are worth the $120 million and if the outer wall will ruin the original architecture design.

The last fully operational coal mine in the western part of the state announced layoffs Thursday.The West Elk Mine outside of Paonia is owned by Arch…

Tejay van Garderen's wife is expecting a baby in October. A U.S. Olympic Committee official says the organization isn't aware of any similar cases of an athlete opting out.

Imagine… You are on an exo-planet circling a star in the Hydra Galaxy Cluster. Your powerful telescope zeroes in on a planet 150 million light-years away.…

Our gardening crew, Jill, Lulu & Lance, discuss the prospects for an epic fruit harvest this year. Lance explains how, when (and why) to thin the crop.Sue…

Supermarket tomatoes have a terrible reputation. But the industry is evolving. More than half of supermarket tomatoes now are grown in greenhouses or "shade houses," and flavor is improving.

In Quincy, Mass., Robbie Richardson called 911 after his dad went through a red light while the two were running errands. Maybe dad will do errands solo next time.

A new comic book hero, named for Puerto Rico's national anthem, is rallying people for social justice causes on the island. We talk with La Borinqueña's creator, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez.

Yes, he is intense. He has a lot of tattoos. And he absolutely loves Senegal.

The smash Broadway hit Hamilton is bringing legions of new fans to the grave sites of Alexander Hamilton and his wife, Eliza, both at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan.