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High winds and lashing rain pushed Maine rivers past flood stage and flooded roadways. Many residents are still without power.

For Groundhog Day in 2024, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, elating a massive crowd at Gobbler's Knob.

More than 800 officials in the U.S. and Europe have signed a letter criticizing their governments' support for Israel's war in Gaza.

The parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year's Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement, a court filing said Friday.

Cristobal Tapia de Veer is the composer of the infamous theme of HBO's show, "White Lotus." He talks about his process creating it and the score of the hit comedy-drama.

Typhoon Yagi was the strongest typhoon to hit Vietnam in decades, with winds up to 92 mph. The country’s meteorological agency warns continuing downpours could cause floods and landslides.

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said.

Thomas Frank analyzes the U.S. political divide, Siddhartha Deb looks into the heart of India, Emmanuel Carrere writes about the 2004 tsunami, and comic actress Mindy Kaling laughs at everything. In fiction, Britain's Alan Hollinghurst follows the evolution of English society.

Fairy tales — those stories of princes and princesses, spells and magic — have sparked kids' imaginations for centuries. But author John Baxter suggests a very different kind of fiction to get young synapses firing: He recommends three tales filled with creepy characters you're sure to love.

A test that can flag struggling readers before they're old enough to read and the power of music to help a child hear language. A literacy two-fer from the NPR Ed Team.