President Trump planned to read a double-spaced, single-sided page of remarks to introduce a tax reform roundtable Thursday afternoon. He said it would've taken "about two minutes." But that would've...
It was just announced that the first-ever luxury space hotel, Aurora Station, will begin taking reservations today.
Many modern free-speech cases have less to do with citizens speaking to government power than with the reach of businesses and organizations into Americans' lives. We look at a few highlights.
By Stephanie NebehayGENEVA (Reuters) - A U.N. rights watchdog called on Hungary on Thursday to crack down on hate speech by politicians against...
This week marks the 50th Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's 2001, A Space Odyssey. As NPR critic Bob Mondello looks back he says the film made screen sci-fi respectable.
Every year on April Fools' Day, reporters in newsrooms around the world brace themselves. While we're usually a pretty skeptical bunch, April 1 brings out the worst in us. We don't believe anyth...
It's a face-off between two new books about the same subject that came out on the same day. Both cover the rise of the rocket billionaires and the space barons. Which should you read?
We are losing the battle for free speech on campuses. There are three main reasons for that and because we are not using free speech wisely. We would rather feel self-righteous and morally superior r...
The Latest on commemorations of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Admirers of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are gathering for a celebration of his final speech in Memphi...
As the Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick's unsettling space voyage turns 50, CNET editors look back at seeing the film for the first time.