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The Altera chip technology has been increasingly popular as a way for companies to increase the speed of their servers.

Child advocacy groups held a small rally at the statehouse Wednesday night where Governor Maggie Hassan proclaimed April to be Child Abuse Prevention…

Even though the Black Forest Fire in Colorado burned homes down to their foundations, it didn't destroy everything. The Samaritan's Purse helps homeowners search the ashes.

For young cancer patients, teaming up with a Boston Marathon runner this year means more than ever.

The fire in Johannesburg has killed more than 70 people. Authorities say many of the victims were people without homes, who found shelter in the run-down five-story building.

Boston Building Resources operates a nonprofit Reuse Center where people can donate — and buy — used building materials.

Turkey vultures flock to Orlando, Florida's, two tallest buildings every winter. NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with an employee of one of those buildings about the strange birds. To see the turkey vulture, click here.

Author Manil Suri talks with host Lisa Simeone about Suri's new novel The Death of Vishnu. It's the story of a drunk man dying on the steps of an apartment building in India and the relationships between him and the residents of the building.

A tornado touched down in Hoisington, Kansas over the weekend, damaging hundreds of buildings. Linda Wertheimer talks with Gloria Adams, a resident of the town who huddled with four people in the walk-in freezer of the Dairy Queen to survive the tornado. All of the building was destroyed, except for the freezer.

Yesterday in Detroit plans were announced to move the city government into the building that has housed the General Motors headquarters since 1920. Roger Adams from WDET in Detroit reports that the move will help maintain the G.M. building, which many consider an architectural treasure.