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Hawaii officials urged people in hard-hit areas to evacuate, after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm, with still more expected.

The House Ethics Committee has found evidence that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick violated House rules. This comes after the panel held a rare public hearing to review investigations into allegations against the Florida Democrat.

Andy Sachs returns to Runway in a timely but unconvincing story about saving the magazine.

Rep. Tobin Overdorf, R-Stuart, who initially drafted the bill, hopes evaluations will help support students’ literacy development, which will carry into their high school and college educations.

Journalist and NPR's former China correspondent Louisa Lim talks about the evolution of Hong Kong's civic life since China tightened its grip in 2019.

The Federal Reserve voted to hold interest rates steady, at what's likely Jerome Powell's last meeting as Fed chair. Kevin Warsh looks set to replace Powell next month.

In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds of kangaroos. Two theories suggest why.

Denison University's women's basketball team won its first national championship this season, under the leadership of Coach Maureen "Mo" Hirt - who recently celebrated her own victory over Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The Bush-era tax cuts expire at the end of the year, along with the payroll tax break; the nation's borrowing authority bumps against its limit; and huge mandatory spending cuts — half targeting defense — are set to kick in. All this could trigger another recession, but Congress is unlikely to do much about it until after November's election.

It's thrilling to see the Academy recognize a weird, funny, scary performance like Amy Madigan's in Weapons. Here's what NPR critic Linda Holmes thought of the awards.

Jordan Peele's latest thriller, Nope, has been shrouded in secrecy, but the shroud comes off this weekend.

More than 20 people were killed when Russian missiles hit several buildings in Vinnytsia, a central city that has become a major logistical hub for humanitarian aid and military operations.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the U.S. wants to see the Russian military weakened on the battlefield. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck railway infrastructure in central and western Ukraine.

Women have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to living longer. They outlive men by about five years. This gender gap is true for many mammals, but a new study shows how human males could narrow it.

James Vanderbilt's Nuremberg focuses on the relationship between the Nazis' number two Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) and Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek), the psychiatrist tasked with monitoring him.

President Trump is attending Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner where presidents have historically poked fun at themselves while celebrating the journalists who cover them, something Trump has not easily done in the past.

The goal is to save money, cut back on overconsumption and be more mindful of wasteful and unsustainable shopping habits. This guide can help you start a challenge of your own.

The Sarasota County School Board and two county taxpayers have sued Tax Collector Mike Moran, alleging his office unlawfully diverted more than $2 million from a voter-approved school tax after changing a decades-old arrangement over who pays collection fees.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with historian Kevin Levin about President Trump's proposed triumphal arch and how it would fit next other memorials in the nation's capital.

NPR's Emily Feng speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to China under President Biden, Nicholas Burns, about what to expect from President Trump's upcoming visit to China.

An Iranian man who was buried under rubble in US Israel bombing campaign says he wants the war to go on, and destroy the regime.

American University professor William LeoGrande explains how the Supreme Court's decision to allow lawsuits seeking compensation for assets seized in the Cuban revolution to move forward fits in context of current political crisis on the island.

If confirmed by the UF Board of Trustees and Florida Board of Governors, Bell will be UF's 14th president.

The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring hundreds of new workers.

She has spent decades helping others struggling to make ends meet. Now the rising cost of gas and groceries has left Dalene Basden feeling the strain herself.