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President Obama's tougher new fuel efficiency standards bring industry, environmentalists and states together to start cutting greenhouse gas emissions from cars. But the reductions would represent only a drop in the bucket of what's needed to address global warming.

The Haqqani network is suspected of being behind a massive bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. We look at what that means for the U.S. strategy in the country.

Hurricane Idalia walloped Perry when it stormed ashore with 125 mph winds on Wednesday. People in the city are just now trying to pick up pieces and sort out how to move forward.

We have the latest in the investigation into the school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead.

Shares of the burger chain shot up Friday, its first trading day. Shake Shack and other fast-casual joints are taking a bite out of McDonald's, which can't recast itself to fit the current trend.

Many of us know that feeling of being transported by a song. Research reveals that listening to music can have profound effects on our mind and body.

Aminah Mae Safi's new young adult novel is rooted in a famous plot arc from the television show Gilmore Girls — but you don't have to be a fan to enjoy this dense, fulfilling love story.

Casey McQuiston's tale of a British prince who falls for the son of the U.S. president (who's a woman, by the way) is a snappy, banter-packed rom-com that's also empowering and uplifting.

Kristen Richardson traces the history of the practice, with firsthand accounts from diaries and letters, finding political strife, social upheaval and machinations to keep out so-called undesirables.

Cosmonauts Abram and Myshka have traveled the universe and gained superpowers — but in Eternity, they face a new challenge: Parenthood. (And an epic conflict over the destiny of their super-kid.)

At 15%, the city's incentive threshold for developers in downtown Sarasota is far lower than what's recommended by the state under the new Live Local Act.

Attorneys in the case presented arguments for and against maintaining the way U.S. House districts are drawn in North Florida during a hearing in state court on Thursday.

It was a day of aftershocks, funerals and frantic rescues Sunday in Morocco. More than 2,100 people are confirmed dead since Friday's earthquake.

Vyvyan Evans' new book about the rise of emojis casts the little icons as part of human language's long-running struggle to evolve — but too often it reads like a textbook, didactic and dry.

Part thriller, part noir, and part tropical gothic, Morris Collins' debut novel follows a New York photographer on a dangerous and increasingly surreal journey through Central America.

Journalist Omar El Akkad imagines a dark, dystopian future in his new novel, American War. It follows a young girl whose curious, trusting nature leads her to terrible acts as she grows up.

NPR illustrator Angela Hsieh sketches Tiny Desk shows as they happen, capturing the musicians at a specific moment in time. Highlights include Yo-Yo Ma, the Wu-Tang Clan and Florence + The Machine.

Economists are divided on the question of whether we will return to an era of low interest rates and low inflation. A prominent economist changed his mind on the subject.

Eight new blazes raged Wednesday near Gatlinburg, Tenn., where fire has already destroyed more than 150 structures and injured dozens of people. "There were rivers of fire," said a resident who fled.

The Carr Fire, which killed seven people, has been partially contained and the threat to residents reduced. But the Mendocino Complex Fire is now the largest wildfire in state history.

Montana leads the country in the proportion of people who have signed up for the health law's insurance program for those with pre-existing conditions. But that amounts to only 198 people.

Christopher Campbell is one of at least nine Americans known to have died fighting for Ukraine since Russia's invasion began in February 2022.

Counselors nationwide have helped 7 million people choose Medicare plans, challenge coverage denials and get subsidies. But some senators just voted to spend the money on other causes.

Elder abuse is underestimated, researchers say, and includes physical, emotional and sexual abuse as well as financial exploitation. Doctors, lawyers or banks are often the first to spot problems.

Stanford researchers found that a hospital's ownership of a doctor's practice "dramatically increases" the odds the doctor will admit patients there instead of a competing hospital.