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A man walks through a steam cloud in frigid cold temperatures Tuesday in Manhattan.

Death Toll From Deep Freeze Tops 20; Warm-Up Is Coming

Weather-related traffic accidents have accounted for some of the deaths. Others have collapsed while shoveling snow. Several victims are said to have been homeless people who either didn't want to go to shelters or didn't get to one in time. Thankfully, more moderate weather is about to arrive.

In Tacloban, the Philippines, graffiti on the side of a grounded ship sends a message out to the world.

Typhoon Haiyan's Exact Death Toll May Never Be Known

veThe storm struck on Nov. 8 and some remote islands have yet to be reached. It's been difficult to get help to some survivors and to account for the dead. As of Tuesday, the official death toll stood at nearly 4,000. Among them were at least 5 Americans.

First Chattanooga Shooting Victim Is Laid To Rest

Family and friends gathered to say goodbye to Marine Staff Sgt. David Wyatt at his church and along the streets of Chattanooga on Friday.

Firefighters try to keep a wildfire from jumping a street near Oroville, Calif., on Saturday. Evening winds drove the fire through several neighborhoods, leveling homes in its path.

Large Wildfires Force Evacuations In California; 5,000 Firefighters Deployed

One blaze forced people to flee cabins in the Los Padres National Forest and briefly stranded some 90 children and 50 counselors near a lake.

Listen MKE: Milwaukee's Car Theft Crisis

WUWM has been partnering with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee PBS and the Milwaukee Public Library on an initiative called Listen MKE. Its goal:…

A bar in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is shown before the pandemic. The governor's curfew on alcohol sales affects bars but not retailers.

S.C. Governor Imposes 11 P.M. Alcohol Curfew For Bars And Restaurants

Gov. Henry McMaster's order will go into effect Saturday night. The governor says it targets young people, who account for nearly 1 in 4 of the state's coronavirus cases.

The Trail of Latino Migration: Heading North

Migrants from Central America say they will take almost any risk to make their way to the United States for new lives and jobs. In some cases, people jeopardize their lives to hop aboard a moving freight train. In the second part of a series, NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the dangers faced by northbound Latino migrants. See photos from the way stations and crossing points along the way.

People observe a destroyed building and vehicles at the scene of an attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday.

2 car bombs leave scores of casualties at an intersection in Somalia's capital

Somalia's president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday's two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital, and the toll could rise.

Parts of Maine are experiencing the coldest temperatures in 40 years

Extreme cold is disrupting weekend plans in Northern New England. In Maine, people are urged to stay indoors. Even the opening of the National Toboggan Championships has been postponed.

Arema FC Organizing Committee chair Abdul Haris, left, the club's security chief Suko Sutrisno, center, walk to the courtroom to attend their sentencing hearing at a district court in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, March 9, 2023.

2 Indonesian soccer officials found guilty in one of the deadliest stadium stampedes

The match organizer and the security chief were handed down prison sentences Thursday in connection with a 2022 stampede that killed more than 130 people following a match in East Java.

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