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A strong earthquake killed some 1,400 people and injured more than 3,000 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided by the Taliban government.

A group of women in their 70s recently visited the Florida springs where they once performed as mermaids to see if they still had the magic.

President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil.

The process of Japanese surrender went smoothly until Col. Lawrence Cosgrave signed his name on the wrong line.

Both Republicans and Democrats are asking for more information from the White House on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

President Trump announced he intends to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Ala., after a protracted battle over whether it would stay in Colorado, as former President Joe Biden advocated.

At the turn of the 20th century, society seemingly became obsessed with the idea of life on Mars.

Malle takes over as the leader of American Vogue immediately. Malle, who has been with the publication since 2011, will still report to Anna Wintour who remains Condé Nast's chief content officer.

This week's publishing highlights are a bumper crop of biography, science and fiction — including new reads the from authors of The Sweetness of Water, The God of Small Things, and Deadliest Enemy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to author Peter Swanson about his new mystery novel, Kill Your Darlings, which explores the reasons behind a poet's act of murder against her own husband.