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These middle schoolers have been working after school for six months building their giant human-powered brain sculpture. Will their ideas hold up or come crashing down?

Since the end of the Space Shuttle program five years ago, NASA relies on Russia to send astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA hopes to change that by paying private companies to ferry astronauts. That program, called Commercial Crew, is making headway this week.

Teju Cole's new essay collection covers politics, poetry, music and even Snapchat. "I love to live things," he says — and he recommends Miles Davis as a cure for election season stress.

Somaliland, a country that lacks official recognition, has a huge annual book fair. The emphasis on literature isn't just about culture. It's about identity and the economy, too.

Orange County residents kicked off primary voting in central Florida Monday. Hundreds are stopping by the polls and thousands have mailed in ballots.

Three people are confirmed dead and more than 7,000 have been rescued in historic flooding in Louisiana. Amy Wold of The Advocate has an update.

More than a thousand people have been rescued as the state is drenched and battered by what the governor has called an "unprecedented and historic flooding event."

In the 1880s, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battled over control of America's nascent electrical system. Graham Moore tells their story in The Last Days of Night.

This week, Opera Orlando announced plans for a star-studded one-night-only performance to benefit the community affected by the Pulse nightclub shooting.

Knowing everything there is to know about someone's financials is intrusive. So how did the tradition start — and why do we care?