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The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake Wednesday evening was magnitude 8.2 and struck 56 miles east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, off the state's peninsula.

A powerful typhoon slammed into the southeastern Philippines on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of nearly 100,000 people. Officials say 10,000 villages lie in the projected path of the typhoon.

Commentator Sandip Roy compares the new Bollywood superhero Krrish with Hollywood's "man of steel." The biggest difference? Krrish can sing and dance.

Many cities throughout the country, including in Massachusetts and Virginia, set new daily heat records on Saturday and Sunday.

Commentator Julie Zickefoose raised three orphaned hummingbirds a couple of years ago, never expecting to see them again. This is the story of their return.

The 10 winners of this year's Whiting Awards have been announced; the $50,000 prize honors emerging writers, with the hope of allowing them to concentrate full-time on their work.

Scientists are piecing together what led up to a massive eruption in Tonga last month. They found a likely sequence of events.

The Galileo spacecraft is sending back its final signals to Earth as its eight-year mission to Jupiter comes to an end. NASA mission managers are sending the spacecraft to its death by crashing it into the giant planet. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

From Montego to Miami, an influx of algae leaves stinky brown carpets over what was once prime tourist sand. What to do about it is a challenge. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 5, 2023.)

Climate change could soon be a factor state agencies use when determining whether plants and animals are considered endangered or threatened. It also...