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This 10.0 mm (0.4 inches) monster snowflake holds the Guinness record for the largest snow crystal. A microscope was used to photograph it in four quadrants, which were later digitally recombined.

Just how big can a snowflake get? It depends on what you mean by 'snowflake'

The Guinness World Record folks would have us believe in a 19th century snowflake more than a foot wide, but some scientists are skeptical.

Mark Twain scholar Kevin Mac Donnell holds a stereoview photograph near the spot where it was originally made at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Conn, on May 13, 2024. The photograph was made by Daniel Camp in 1875 and Mac Donnell and other researchers believe it depicts Twain’s butler, George Griffin (second from right), who many say could be the inspiration for the character "Jim" in the novel Huckleberry Finn. After discovering the image online, Mac Donnell wrote a biography of Griffin, who was enslaved for the first twelve years of his life, and served in the Union Army before moving to New England and eventually working for the Clemens family in Hartford. “The real tragedy to me is that he never lived long enough to sit back himself and write his own account of his life,” Mac Donnell said.

Mark Twain scholar unveils only known photograph of Twain butler George Griffin

Griffin was a close confidant of Twain’s, and possibly the inspiration for the character Jim in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

Morning news brief

Judges push back on Trump's immunity claim. Defense Secretary Austin suffered complications from prostate cancer surgery. With nine days to avoid a government shutdown, what is Congress working on?

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks outside the UAW Local 900 headquarters across the street from the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. The union announced the start of a strike at three factories just after midnight on Friday.

How Shawn Fain, an unlikely and outspoken president, led the UAW to strike

The former union electrician was an underdog in recent UAW leadership elections, but with a tough love approach to auto companies in negotiations, he narrowly won. Now he's taking the union on strike.

Remembering alto saxophonist David Sanborn

Sanborn, who died May 12, recorded or toured with countless artists, including James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Elton John. Originally broadcast in 1991.

Eminem performs at the event "Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central" on June 6, 2024.

Eminem and Common confront the same milestone — middle age — from opposite angles

The two veteran rappers read as comic inversions of one another on their new albums, by turns renewed and restrained by the instincts that defined them at the start of their careers.

Actor Michael Imperioli talks 'An enemy of the People' and its modern parallels

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actor Michael Imperioli about his Broadway debut in An Enemy of the People and the relevance of this adaptation of the play, roughly 150 years after the original.

4 things to know about Taiwan's 'crucial' election — and where the U.S. fits in

Analysts say the presidential election will be "crucial" for the future of the Asian island and its relationships with both the United States and China.

Uninterested in basketball? What about 'Taco Madness'?

At the same time basketball teams are vying to end up in the Final Four, so are LA taquerias, as part of the annual "Taco Madness" competition.

How a Washington state woman narrowly avoided a mountain lion attack

A Washington State woman narrowly survived a harrowing attack by a mountain lion. She and four friends fought off the animal for nearly an hour while biking near a forest

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