The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft adapted Awdry's The Railway Series into Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

The decision also comes after the judge in the case ruled last month that Trump isn't immune from his conviction.

President Biden's judicial picks have included the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, women of color to federal ...

La., was narrowly reelected to the position after initially falling two votes short. Johnson and his allies worked to convince two members to switch their votes, delivering him the 218 necessary to be ...

A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.

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The humble ZIP Code shows up in all kinds of surprising places. Planet Money looks at how it was born, how it transformed the mail and talks to one researcher who argues that it's gone too far.

Apple isn't acknowledging wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a U.S. District judge. Lawyers in the ...

El sospechoso creció en Beaumont y residía en una casa móvil en el noroeste de Houston, fundó varios negocios inmobiliarios ahora desaparecidos y tenía antecedentes penales relativamente pequeños ...

Haven for Hope's "Share the Warmth" drive is back for its second annual clothing donation drive. They are asking for winter ...

Officials are still trying to identify the person who placed bombs outside of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee offices in 2021. Now they have fresh details.

The suspect in the New Year’s Day truck attack on Bourbon Street acted as a lone wolf when he slammed his vehicle into a ...