State forestry officials have said thousands of acres of downed trees after Helene could contribute to heightened risk in the ...

New research funded by the UNC Collaboratory revealed that 90,000 buildings have experienced flooding over 24 years, some ...

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of the northeast on Monday. Climate change is fueling more intense rainstorms that drop more water in shorter periods of time.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Petrilli, head of the education policy thinktank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department.

On Wild Card, guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Celine Song shares a story from her childhood about the early signs that she'd become a movie director.

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On-screen portrayals of mental illness have changed since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest came out 50 years ago.

MLB first introduced automated robot umpired during spring training earlier this year and believes they're ready for prime time.

Andrea Gibson was a queer poet who's been called a "rock star of poetry slams." They died at 49 after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer four years ago.

The Trump administration seeks a claw back billions in foreign aid following an "exhaustive review". But officials at USAID say it did not conduct a review of foreign aid programs it has terminated.

The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Georgetown University law professor Stephen Vladeck about a recent pattern within the Supreme Court majority: issuing rulings with no written opinion.