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Hurricane Maria knocked out power across the entire island, and many areas lack running water. Doing laundry, turning on the lights, eating dinner: Everyday life has become a constant challenge.

Voters on Tuesday defeated a ballot issue to allow higher buildings in the area, but the proposed redesign of Latham Plaza still faces opposition.

Communities from Houston to New Orleans opened cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settled across a broad swath of the U.S. South on Saturday.

The wealth of the submersible Titan's passengers contrasted with the desperation that pushed hundreds of migrants to leave their homes and try to reach Italy by boat last week.

"Jaws" is 50 years old this week. In 1975, it launched the career of director Steven Spielberg and introduced the concept of the summer blockbuster. Hear Tom Shales' original review for NPR.

Meteorologists have been using a nearly 50-year-old scale to measure the wind speed and storm surge of a hurricane. But it's not a good measure for rain, which can often become the most dangerous aspect of a storm.

The Carolinas' recovery from Hurricane Florence is already raising difficult questions about repeated flooding.

Prompted by a new law, Kansas began sending letters to some trans people saying their drivers licenses were being invalidated until they change their gender information.

In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of executive power while eroding democratic norms.

Native health services are preparing for the eventual arrival of the coronavirus on reservations and in Native communities, but the system is already strained.