A Texas legislative commission heard testimony from families of some of the people who died in the 2025 flooding. Owners of the all-girls Camp Mystic also testified about emergency preparedness plans.

A panel of judges in Louisiana has just ended telemedicine access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationally.

The Iran war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz have damaged the global economy, but Iran's own economy has been faltering for years.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Rina Shah about the political ramifications of the war in Iran for President Trump.

President Trump says he may withdraw some U.S. troops from Germany. Trump posted about this on Wednesday after he got cranky at Germany's chancellor, who had criticized Trump's handling of the war ...

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for Haitians ...

Chicago is hosting this year's International Jazz Day. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Nate Chinen, who is covering the event for Philadelphia's WRTI jazz station.

Widespread drought and fears of a power crisis is forcing the Interior Department to start sending billions of gallons of ...

Purdue Pharma will pay the DOJ $225 million in a criminal settlement and members of the Sackler family who own the Oxycontin-maker also contribute billions of dollars to a bankruptcy deal, but the ...

The Trump administration has moved to dismiss the members of the National Science Board, which governs the National Science Foundation. Dismissed members say the agency's independence is threatened.

In Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday night, the Sabres faced off against the Boston Bruins. The microphone malfunctioned during the singing of the Canadian anthem, but the crowd stepped up.

At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United States if they cannot return ...