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A new study explores the role of climate change in worsening fires.

Climate change is driving worse weather "whiplash" in places like California, creating conditions for more intense wildfires like the devastating blazes in LA.

A lost dog was found after living more than 6 years in the woods

Rose was found after six and a half years living in the woods. Neighbors told rescuers they'd been feeding the stray terrier for years. Rose had run away from home in West Sussex, England.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a top former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is seen in a video of her interview with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 23.

Who is Cassidy Hutchinson, the surprise witness at Tuesday's Jan. 6 panel hearing?

NPR has confirmed that Cassidy Hutchinson is expected to be the witness for today's Jan. 6 hearing.

Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani listens during a panel with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen, and other officials during at the Fair Haven Community Health Center in New Haven on October 5, 2023.

People in CT are struggling to get a COVID-19 booster. So is the state's top public health official

Distribution delays across the country have complicated efforts to get people vaccinated as pharmacies book appointments only to quickly cancel them.

Gold, statues and a Declaration of Independence copy: Trump's Oval Office redesign

President Trump has remade the Oval Office, adding a copy of the Declaration of Independence behind a curtain, and lots of golden touches.

What's next for Amtrak following CEO's sudden departure

In a sudden move, the CEO of Amtrak stepped down. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Rail Passengers Association's Jim Matthews about the future of the U.S. Passenger Rail Service.

Edgar Sanchez stops on a walk with his dogs beside a fire hydrant sprayer, on Saturday in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York.

A heat wave heads to the South while the Midwest and East Coast confront storms

Heavy rain, strong winds and some tornadoes are in the forecast for the Northeast this week, as parts of the Midwest grapple with flash floods. Meanwhile, the heat wave arrives in the South.

2 pediatricians answer your questions about traveling with kids over the holidays

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with pediatricians Candice Jones and Jaime Friedman, who offer tips on how to travel with little ones. (Story aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 24, 2024.)

Mark Twain scholar Kevin Mac Donnell holds a stereoview photograph near the spot where it was originally made at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Conn, on May 13, 2024. The photograph was made by Daniel Camp in 1875 and Mac Donnell and other researchers believe it depicts Twain’s butler, George Griffin (second from right), who many say could be the inspiration for the character "Jim" in the novel Huckleberry Finn. After discovering the image online, Mac Donnell wrote a biography of Griffin, who was enslaved for the first twelve years of his life, and served in the Union Army before moving to New England and eventually working for the Clemens family in Hartford. “The real tragedy to me is that he never lived long enough to sit back himself and write his own account of his life,” Mac Donnell said.

Mark Twain scholar unveils only known photograph of Twain butler George Griffin

Griffin was a close confidant of Twain’s, and possibly the inspiration for the character Jim in “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

Meta is shutting down its CrowdTangle tool, despite researchers petitioning the company to keep it going through January 2025.

Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry

The social media company discontinues its CrowdTangle tool, which researchers have used to track misinformation. Amid fears of election interference, lawmakers have urged Meta to keep it running.

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