Still without running water after Helene, schools in Asheville, N.C., can't hold in-person classes. Now the school system has decided to drill its own wells.

Israel is ramping up its attacks throughout Lebanon, saying it is striking Hezbollah targets there.

A conservative Christian gathering on the National Mall Saturday aims to bring together anti-LGTBQ, anti-abortion, and QAnon activists.

The storms Milton and Helene have upended voting infrastructure in some swing districts of swing states.

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Louise Kennedy Converse whose cheese shop in Sarasota, Florida was flooded during Hurricane Milton.

He's plush, purple, and to some Mets fans, magnificent! But why has McDonald's milkshake-hungry mascot captured the affection of so many?

Florida, already hit by Hurricane Helene, is struggling to recover from Hurricane Milton. Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.

Baseball fans wonder if they could end up with a New York City "subway series," while tennis fans are reflecting on the career of Rafael Nadal.

Former Pres. Donald Trump visited Aurora, Colo., as he continues to push anti-immigrant messages as part of his presidential campaign.

Price gouging is both difficult to define and difficult to counter. Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician Sukie Waterhouse about her new album, "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin." Waterhouse talks about finding inspiration in the sparklemuffin spider.

San Francisco has a population of fewer than a million people and yet has launched a number of national political careers, including that of Kamala Harris.