The death toll reported from an average tropical cyclone is 24. But the true toll is maybe 300 times higher—and the losses ...

The three-time Oscar winner announced the end of his acting career in 2017. The new film, Anemone, will be directed by the ...

JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in last night's vice presidential debate. NPR has fact-checked their claims and broken down ...

The debate was largely civil, but Vance and Walz clashed over the economy, immigration and reproductive rights. It was a very substantive debate, and there were not that many personal attacks.

The anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel takes place during the Jewish High Holy Days. It's a time of ending ...

Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways from an interesting night.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Ron Bonjean and Democratic strategist Maria Cardona about the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz.

Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Beth Minnick, who lives just outside of Damascus, Va., and saw her neighbor's home wash away in the storm system that was Hurricane Helene.

Garcia Glenn White, 61, was the sixth inmate put to death in the U.S. in the last 11 days. His execution comes shortly after ...

JD Vance and Tim Walz debated on Tuesday in the last scheduled debate of the election. The sparring was mostly collegial but ...

The disparate philosophies between Tim Walz and JD Vance on law and order and ensuring public safety in the U.S. were on ...