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For the first time, a writer from Northern Ireland has won the prestigious award. The story draws on Burns' own experiences during "the troubles."

Men and women eat chips differently, says PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, and her company is working on a version of Doritos specifically for women — designed to be low-crunch and to fit in a purse.

Economists tracking federal mortality data say the opioid crisis is undercutting the productivity of people in their prime working years — 30s and 40s.

Two English musicians, with a strange backstory, mine "library music" to create a fuzzy, endlessly vibing sound.

Congressional seats continue to lean further in the direction of Democratic candidates, as donors give unusual support to challengers.

The magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck about 175 southeast of Kodiak, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning before downgrading to an advisory.

The National Endowment for the Arts says that since its last survey period in 2012, the number of U.S. adults reading poetry had nearly doubled. And the agency says social media may be responsible.

Justify is the 13th horse to capture the title, delivering legendary horse trainer Bob Baffert his second Triple Crown win.

Two individuals have been flown out of the South Pole in the dead of Antarctic winter. It's only the third such evacuation ever conducted.

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook New Zealand more than a week ago. Scientists investigating the damage have recorded mesmerizing footage of the cracks in the ground that the quake left behind.