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Lawmakers in Wisconsin have passed a resolution declaring the state's official cocktail: the brandy old fashioned.

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms.

Only seven states have legalized human composting as a burial practice. That's why 29 percent of the bodies brought to Recompose, a composting facility in Seattle, come from out of state.

The Republican-controlled House voted to approve a bill to exclude millions of non-U.S. citizens from the census results that determine each state's share of House seats and Electoral College votes.

Tensions among House Republicans boiled over in a physical altercation between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the members who voted to oust McCarthy from the job.

The judge in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox seemed doubtful of the network's argument that Murdoch should not travel to testify. The newly engaged chairman plans to travel widely with his bride.

Lead vocalists have gotten quieter over the decades, compared with the rest of the band. That's the conclusion of a new study that analyzes chart-topping pop tunes from 1946 to 2020.

Congress returns this week with several outstanding issues, including passing a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.

The company has seen its share value drop sharply, and rivals are edging into the electric vehicle market. But after doubling its profits in a year, Tesla says it has no plans to slow down.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Indiana Hoosier's basketball coach Bobby Knight, who died this week at the age of 83.