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Climate change has been a major focus of the Biden administration. Now that Kamala Harris has replaced Biden at the top of the ticket, what might that mean for climate action?

Gaza health officials say the death toll of Palestinians killed in the war has topped 40,000. We look at three of those recent deaths: a mother and her newborn twins died in Gaza this week.

More than 250 workers have died in what experts say are preventable trench collapses over the last decade -- with at least 20 fatalities in Texas. Critics say laws aren't enforced sufficiently.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Minnesota's Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan about who may be behind the disruption in the state, and why Minnesota has become a flashpoint in race relations.

In Haifa in northern Israel, people wonder if Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Lebanon.

Hurricane Harvey is barreling toward the Texas coast. Houston-based meteorologist Eric Berger tells David Greene that the storm could dump several feet of rain in a few days.

The whoopie pie is a favorite New England dessert. Since bigger is always better, a Vermont baker sets out to make the biggest whoopie pie in the world.

It's long been popular wisdom in America that if you want to make it, you should pack up and move to the big city. But new research from economists offers caution for a huge segment of the workforce.

President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly today. In his annual speech to the U.N., he doubled down on the need for diplomacy and U.S. engagement in the world. The speech focused primarily on Syria and Iran's nuclear program.

Top lawmakers on the Senate and House tax writing panels reached a deal on a plan that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and business credits but it's unclear whether the bill will pass.