At Portland's annual soapbox derby, contestants build motorless cars and race them downhill pulled by nothing more than gravity.

Amid the Chinese Communist Party's subtle approach to civil repression, Hong Kong's enduring spirit of creative resistance remains.

Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.

One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is jollof rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.

There's a new contest at the Tennessee State Fare this year: Timber calling.

Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.

As the fire raged on, Nikki High turned her bookstore into a mutual aid hub for her local community.

Feeling restless in life? Level up your main quest with an activity that has no other purpose than to add whimsy to your life. Play experts share tips on how to find the perfect side quest.

While Jake Berry was in college, he learned one of his oldest friends was in the hospital more than an hour away. Berry didn't have a car, but two strangers gave him a ride.

A new movie starring Matthew McConaughey as a beekeeper uses real bees from Alabama. We visit the apiary where they live.