Gloria Brandt is often the first person they meet when visiting Staunton, working at the Staunton Visitor Center on New Street downtown since it first opened almost 25 years ago. Originally from ...

Adults learning another language often tend to continue using the intonation of their native language. This causes them to ...

To be allowed to take his bride to their wedding, 25-year-old Hanoian Nhat Ninh was told he had to get at least three correct answers out of five in an IELTS quiz. On the morning of Oct. 16 he arrived ...

While some parents pass names down through the generations, others come up with unique monikers for their bundles of joy. That's exactly what one mum decided to do when naming her daughter - but while ...

Words with the letters 'ed' at the end are usually regular past tense verbs like 'started' or adjectives like ‘confused’. The pronunciation of 'ed' can change depending on which sound comes before it ...

What Exactly Is a Gyro? Gyros consist of a pita wrap containing meat (usually pork and beef in Greece, while lamb is more common in the U.S.) sliced off a vertical rotisserie. Typical toppings include ...

Have you ever heard a sound so shocking that it raises the hair on your neck and makes you whip your head around? No, it's not nails on a chalkboard or someone using a curse word in church, or a ...

The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Actress Kerry Washington introduced two of Kamala Harris’ ...