The Tartar Fire near Weiser has burned 94,595 acres and Level 2 and 3 evacuation orders have been issued. Highway 95 is also closed at Midvale Hale (MM 94 to Park Street in Weiser) due to the fire, ...

There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders, which read ...

NPR's Books We Love is back with some staff recommendations for novels. Liz Baker is a producer on NPR's National Desk based in Los Angeles, and is often on the road producing coverage of domestic ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Glory Dolphin Hammes, CEO of IQAir North America, about the difficulties of tracking wildfire smoke.

Germany's Langenscheidt dictionary publisher awards an annual prize for best new word or phrase as voted by teenagers. This year, the phrase "du bist gut genug"(you are good enough), from a song that ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Bloomberg AI infrastructure reporter Dina Bass about concerns over circular financing in the AI sector.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Ariane Tabatabai of the the Chicago Council on Global Affairs about potential offramps from the war available to the U.S. and Iran.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Shaboozey, whose new album, "The Outlaw Cherie Lee and Other Western Tales," tells a tale of revenge in the Wild West.

Frozen yogurt, or froyo, has had waves of popularity, starting in the 1980s. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to journalist Rachel Kurzius, who says we're in the midst of a ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Ellen Doherty of Fred Rogers Productions about "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood's" new YouTube channel.

Wildlife researchers facing budget cuts turned to the internet with an account promising "uncensored marmot content" to subscribers. NPR's Ayesha Roscoe talks to Dan Blumstein, creator of OnlyMarms.

We look at how the Democratic party is approaching the midterms, and if they are using issues like the war in Iran and affordability, to their advantage.