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As classic sitcom Gilligan's Island celebrates its 50th birthday, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says its an example of the love fans can hold for even the most mediocre of shows.

The historic city of Bruges is getting a 2-mile-long underground beer pipeline. Too bad it's from brewery to factory, not brewery to your door.

First reports of the attack in the largely Muslim region last Sunday said two people had died, but state-run media now says the toll is much higher.

The quake, while strong, was very deep so its damage was limited to overturned shelves and broken ceiling tiles.

Since Texas became a state, the Rio Grande has marked the border between the U.S. and Mexico. But, like rivers do, it moved. In 1964, the U.S. finally gave back 437 acres of land.

Since Texas became a state, the Rio Grande River has marked the border between the U.S. and Mexico. But, like rivers do, it moved. In 1964, the U.S. finally gave back 437 acres of land.

With the Internet allowing access to just about any kind of information, the concept of banning books seems like something from another century. But, every year, books in libraries and schools continue to be challenged — and some of them are removed.

The new attacks on the self-declared Islamic State insurgency come as President Obama is set to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York about the threat from extremists.

The idled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on the northern San Diego County coastline has been inoperative since January 2012, when a small, non-injury leak was discovered in one of the two reactors.

It's Perfectly Normal, a 20-year-old illustrated sex-ed book for kids, is meant to teach children about sexual health, puberty and relationships. It's one of the most banned books in America.