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Researchers found that only 20 percent of riders using shared bicycles wear helmets, despite the risk of injury. We took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to ask bicyclists, with and without helmets, about their choices.

The former NFL star reportedly shot himself in the chest Wednesday in California. While he did not leave a note, the medical examiner's report confirms what had been suspected.

Requiring students to pass a swimming test to graduate was once a widespread tradition. Today, only a handful of colleges still require the exams. Some schools are trying to persuade procrastinators to put the test behind them long before their last college semester.

After months of punishing austerity measures, some in Spain want a break and maybe even some stimulus from Europe. But that didn't happen at Thursday's meeting of the governing board of the European Central Bank.

The Labor Department announced unemployment figures for April on Friday. The jobless rate fell to 8.1 percent, from 8.2 percent in March. There have been conflicting signals about the strength of the economy, and the way voters interpret those signals could have a major impact on the presidential race.

Marvel's The Avengers is expected to break box-office records. If you have to watch a bunch of superheroes and explosions, this movie provides good ones.

Syracuse First is using a social media strategy to push it's buy local message this weekend.It's kind of like a flash mob, when a group of people are…

Two companies have debuted so-called "smart fridges," which have built-in apps designed to keep track of food expiration dates and items that get buried so deep that they'll never be found in time to eat.

Five-year-olds across the country have been helping Tell Me More celebrate its 5th birthday by sharing their wise thoughts on being five. Today, as a final celebration, host Michel Martin talks to Tripp Perkins, Gabriella Young, Brook Chapman and Ana Milisits about the magical moment of turning five. And Ava Milisits gives a preview of turning six.

Host Michel Martin and the Barbershop guys continue their conversation with a look at the NFL's decision to suspend several players for participating in a hard hits bounty system. Martin speaks with freelance journalist Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, columnist Mario Loyola, and former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.