“My son looks at me, he goes, ‘There’s no Santa. You’ve been lying to me,'" recalls Highfill, 56, of Pleasanton, California. ...

Like on the new-car reliability list, the Toyota RAV4 makes an appearance on the most dependable used-car roundup, though CR specifically points to the Hybrid as a particularly good pick. The ...

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Not bad for someone who doesn’t actually, you know, exist.

During his years of not speaking, Francis earned a PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he studied oil spills.

Legendary film and television actor Dick Van Dyke reflected on escaping a wildfire in Malibu, California, with the help of ...

The Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder, born from the vision of importers Luigi Chinetti and John von Neumann, became a symbol ...

It’s that time of year filled with Christmas cheer, presents, and the ever-present parental question: Do we tell the kids the truth about Santa Claus?

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This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories ...

Trying to predict the reliability of a new car can be like trying to predict next week’s lottery numbers. One can consider the past performance of a model after its introduction, the number of ...

Watson, 55, and the now-defunct company were found guilty last summer of charges including wire fraud conspiracy. He has ...