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What Caused The Warehouse Explosions In Tianjin, China?

Chinese officials have not said what caused the explosions Wednesday in Tianjin, China. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with chemical risk expert David Leggett about the chemicals known to be at the site.

Melissa Block reporting in China in 2008. She was on a reporting trip to southwest China when a massive earthquake hit, leaving some 90,000 dead or missing.<em> </em>

Melissa Block Looks Back On More Than 12 Years Hosting 'All Things Considered'

Friday marks Melissa Block's last day anchoring All Things Considered. She shares some of her favorite interview moments over her 12 1/2 years hosting the show.

Baby elephants are a welcome sight in Zakouma National Park in Chad. Thanks to stepped-up enforcement, the park hasn't lost an elephant to poachers since 2012. Without the stress of poaching, the elephants started breeding again and more than 40 calves have been born.

Fresh Air Weekend: Elephant Poachers; 'Mistress America'; A Teenage 'Diary'

Journalist Bryan Christy talks about using GPS trackers to follow elephant poachers. Justin Chang reviews Mistress America. Phoebe Gloeckner and Marielle Heller discuss The Diary of a Teenage Girl.

Jacksonville City Hall, St. James Building

Jacksonville City Council Considers $2.7M Sheriff's Office Budget Increase

The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee considered funding for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Thursday.Sheriff Mike Williams was on hand to…

Jacksonville Public Library May Get First Budget Increase In A Decade

It remains to be seen whether Jacksonville libraries will get more operating hours and resources this year.City Council members discussed how libraries…

Ruben Ebron, Main Suspect In Lonzie Barton Case, Pleads Not Guilty

The prime suspect in the disappearance of 21-month-old Lonzie Barton pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of child neglect and one count of lying to…

08/27/15: Virginia Shooting; UF Health Trauma One; River Ruckus; Kerry Speckman

On Wednesday, a former employee of Roanoke station WDBJ named Vester Lee Flanagan shot dead 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old cameraman…

A bus with the Cuban and U.S. flags is seen on a beach in Havana earlier this month. The White House is exploring regulatory changes to provide new opportunities for American citizens and U.S. businesses in Cuba.

White House Explores Ways To Do Business With Cuba

It will take an act of Congress to lift the trade embargo against Cuba. President Obama, however, does have ways to make it easier for Americans to go to Havana or to sell goods there.

After Foiled Mass Shooting, France Examines Train Safety

French officials are hosting an emergency meeting on train security in Paris. Saturday's meeting follows last week's thwarted mass shooting against passengers on a high-speed train bound for Paris.

Musashi Fuchu Little League baseball players spend eight to 10 hours a day on weekends practicing on this field on the outskirts of Tokyo. This traditional powerhouse team has won the Little League World Series twice before, in 2013 and 2003, but did not qualify this season.

The Secret To Japan's Little League Success: 10-Hour Practices

A Japanese team has again reached the final four of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. Its training involves strict discipline, relentless drilling and group responsibility.

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