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Rescues of people buried under rubble after a massive earthquake struck Colombia are becoming less frequent three days after the temblor. Local authorities are doing what they can for survivors.

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide whether to approve the first mRNA flu vaccine.

In the Big Bend area of West Texas, contractors are beginning to set the stage to build the Trump administration's planned border wall and barriers, despite bipartisan opposition.

A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development.

Money continues to pour into primaries, including Alaska where Super PACs have spent more than $2 million to help their preferred candidate by trying to game the state's unique voting system.

Five states hold primary elections Tuesday in races that could signal the future for the Democratic and Republican parties.

This year's glacial outburst flood event in Juneau was minimally damaging, but residents worry about the future. A permanent solution to drain the glacial lake will be chosen by the end of 2026.

For centuries, Navajo shepherds have herded sheep in Arizona's mountains. Now, springs they rely on are drying up, putting a mainstay of the tribe's culture at risk.

The director of American Doctor and two physicians in the film discuss the challenges of treating Gaza's wounded civilians and why they believe the world must see what is happening there.

A floating island is playing peekaboo on Williston Lake in British Columbia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe chats with BC Hydro's Bob Gammer about this natural mystery.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks to meteorologist Robert Ballard of National Weather Service about Hurricane Lala's impact on Hawaii.

About 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire ripped through a New Year's Eve party at a Swiss ski resort bar. Authorities are still investigating what caused the blaze.

A big difference between humans and other apes is the ability to stride easily on two feet. A new analysis of fossil bones shows that adaptations for bipedal walking go back 7 million years.

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park are still assessing damage and engaged in recovery efforts from weekend flash flooding.

The FDA has approved a new drug to treat pancreatic cancer. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Adam Feuerstein, who writes for the science and health website STAT.

Miami-Dade Commissioner JC Bermudez and Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz came spoke out Thursday in opposition to the county's proposed plans to rename parts of Miami International Airport to "Vice City Airport," a nod to GTA VI's fictionalized version of Miami.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Colombia, Peru and Ecuador as President Trump hails a shift to the right in regional politics and a new era of U.S. dominance.

The Supreme Court is allowing construction to continue on the White House ballroom over dissents from the chief justice and the court's three liberals.

USF officials and local leaders gathered on Sept. 8 to kick off the redevelopment of a 30-acre site that was part of the college's defunct golf course.

Israel expressed outrage after the U.K. declared "settler terrorists" are causing "ethnic cleansing" in the West Bank and banned imports from the settlements.

NPR accompanies UN peacekeepers behind Israeli lines as Israel expands its occupation of South Lebanon following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters says the religious right and social conservatives "got basically everything that they wanted" from Trump's presidency. Peters' new book is Insurgency.

The debut album by the "drivers license" phenom plays like one bottled-up soliloquy after another, bursting from a quiet observer who has been paying closer attention than you think.

Tucked among scattered pine and cypress trees near Orlando, Florida, a 175-foot-tall mountain of coal ash looms as a stark representation of this booming region's reliance on fossil fuels.

Before the war, the first day of school in Ukraine was a joyous celebration. As nearly 4 million students return to school this month, children and educators are desperate for a sense of normalcy.