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A new study from University College London finds the human brain responds to a familiar song at super speed. Researchers say their finding could be used to help calm patients with dementia.

Across Europe and North America, throngs of Santa impersonators have been busy preparing children for Christmas. But in Germany, there's a lack of interest among people to play the jolly character.

The two creators of the new Hanukkah-themed bar saw a void in the pop-up scene. Neither is Jewish, but they did enough research to be able to serve up matzo ball soup, latkes, and boozy jelly donuts.

Investigators say they believe the substance found on a freeway north of Detroit is groundwater mixed with a chemical called hexavalent chromium. The public safety risk is minimal, officials say.

Utah and Idaho are set to join the states that have expanded their Medicaid programs for low-income people under the Affordable Care Act.

It's winter, and maybe you have some time off for the holidays. Kathryn VanArendonk, Eric Deggans and Monica Castillo have recommendations.

Illinois plans on spending $400 million over the next several years to improve internet access to farms and small towns.But first, the state needs to know…

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with singer Gloria Gaynor about her Grammy-nominated album, Testimony.

Police have arrested a man who is charged with attempted murder and burglary after a stabbing attack at a rabbi's home in New York.

It was a decade of conflict in the Middle East, but the battle to force ISIS from Mosul stood out to one correspondent.