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Two eruptions a half a world apart have caused evacuations and aviation warnings, but so far no injuries.

Long before it fueled moviegoers, popcorn helped lay the foundation for the Aztec empire. In our video, we look at popcorn under a microscope, where the rock-hard kernel's fluffy secret is revealed.

Popcorn has been around at least 4,000 years. The Aztecs even had a word for the sound of kernels popping — totopoca. On National Popcorn Day, ponder the story of this beloved snack.

Police say the convicted murderer who escaped from a prison in New York earlier this month, has been shot but captured alive. Just days ago, his accomplice, Richard Matt, was fatally shot by police.

A person reported seeing two men near a railroad line in the southern part of the state near the border with Pennsylvania.

Once a year, hundreds of prominent and aspiring Latin musicians and industry heads converge on New York City for the Latin Alternative Music Conference. The weeklong event includes business panels, as well as concerts spread throughout the city.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Josh McIntyre of Raleigh, N.C., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Utah's unorthodox health insurance exchange got conditional approval from the Obama administration. Six other states with more conventional approaches to running health insurance marketplaces also received provisional OKs.

The very first Apple computer — an Apple-1 — was really only a circuit board. But for computer geeks and tech-lovers, that board could become a collectors item when it goes up for auction.

The attack on the Capitol continues to cast a shadow over Congress as both a building and an institution, as it remains either the subject or subtext of most every political discussion in Washington.