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Emery Go Round is a free shuttle, provided by businesses in Emeryville, Calif. Not only did the popular shuttle help solve one of the most annoying problems for transportation planners known as the last mile, it helped the city reinvent itself as a home to headquarters for Pixar, Jamba Juice and Peet's Coffee.

Most aid to people in poor places tries to improve conditions where they live. But a growing body of research suggests that there may be a far more effective strategy.

Astronomers predict that on March 4th, a piece of a rocket launched in 2015 will crash into the moon. It's believed to be first time something man-made has accidentally crashed into the moon.

Claudette Colvin was 15 when she was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus in 1955. After 66 years, a judge has approved her request to clear her record.

Linguist GEOFFREY NUNBERG looks at how some proper nouns, lose their capital letter status, but in exchange gain a coveted slot as common nouns.

Community members from Severn, Md., have been fuming after a local resident began displaying his rifle near a school bus stop in protest of gun control legislation. Police say he's broken no laws.

Updated: 6/30/2020, 2:30 p.m.The Hawaii Health Department announced 18 new cases of COVID-19 today. Fifteen cases are on Oahu, one case on Kauai, one Maui…

Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been surging for months, amid nightly raids in the West Bank prompted by a spate of attacks against Israelis that killed 19 people in the spring.

The World Bank and the Sexual Violence Research Initiative are betting on local solutions to protect girls and women from abuse.

Musician Ash Bu spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about her feature on the nationally syndicated classic radio program "From the Top."