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President Biden is going to pardon people convicted for simple marijuana possession under federal law or D.C. statute — and will review whether pot should still be classified as a Schedule 1 drug.

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered by a Connecticut jury Wednesday to pay nearly 1 billion dollars to the relatives of eight Sandy Hook victims and a former FBI agent.

A Russian barrage pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said Sunday.

Hurricane Ian and Typhoon Noru strengthened quickly before landfall. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Princeton University professor Gabriel Vecchi about climate-fueled intensification.

An emergency order will temporarily prevent property insurers from dropping customers in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. It will also temporarily shield homeowners from losing policies if their properties are damaged in the hurricane.

Lee County officials talked about possible deaths, a case of looting, a curfew being put into place, and a possible "missing" hotel during an update on Hurricane Ian late Wednesday afternoon.

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that big numbers of Americans believe incorrectly that "most" of the fentanyl entering the U.S. is smuggled by migrants. It's not the only misleading claim getting traction.

Some car companies have adopted "three crew" work schedules, forgoing regular graveyard shifts and the traditional three shifts a day. It's a highly efficient way to get more out of workers, machines and factories, but it can also wreak havoc with employees' sleep needs and home lives.

Lawyers for the Trump Organization and its former chief financial officer on Friday will ask a New York state judge to dismiss a sweeping criminal indictment filed against them last year.

Hear re-imagined pre-Colombian music and arias from the jungles of Brazil and beyond, chosen with the help of Tom Huizenga from NPR Music's Deceptive Cadence.

More than 600,000 have been left homeless and hungry by the devastating storm. In response, humanitarian agencies are mounting the largest relief operation since the Haitian earthquake in 2010. The biggest challenge right now is getting the basics — clean water and food — to the hardest hit areas.

France is celebrating its national holiday with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees avenue alongside Eastern European allies touched most closely by the war in Ukraine.

To begin her recording career, conductor Marin Alsop was asked to record all of Samuel Barber's orchestral music. She quickly discovered that there's much more to the composer's music than his famed Adagio for Strings.

Over a long career, the Irish folk band has worked with almost everybody, just about everywhere.

The soprano, whose life unfolded with more tragic and triumphant twists and turns than any opera plot was celebrated for her electrifying performances and her dissident political views.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Ed Stone, a chief scientist at NASA, about the Voyager program as it approaches its 40th anniversary. He's 81 years old and has spent half his life on the project.

Experts say the U.S. approach to countering violent extremism has worked well against foreign terrorists. They question whether it will work as well to identify credible domestic threats.

Kemp's ridley sea turtles have hatched in Louisiana's wilds, officials say, in a victory for barrier island restoration. The tiny turtle is also believed to be the world's most endangered.

President Biden is reviving the central theme of his campaign: the battle for the soul of the nation. He's giving a prime-time speech tonight, kicking off a push to help Democrats in the midterms.

Zimbabwe has begun moving more than 2,500 wild animals to rescue them from drought, as the ravages of climate change replace poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife.

With inflation at a 40-year high and the worst stock market in decades, many Americans feel anxious. And for older adults living on fixed incomes, the astronomical rise in prices has delayed retirement plans and prompted some retirees to go back to work.

Police say three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at a mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court. An armed civilian shot and killed the gunman.

Lawmakers warn that “these are forever chemicals that are within our environment now, and are going to create a major environmental disaster."

Public health experts know what it takes to control a disease outbreak: access to testing and vaccines. But in the last two months of the monkeypox outbreak, the response has not met the need.

As oil producers in the OPEC Plus alliance meet Wednesday, they'll discuss cutting supplies. That could lead to higher gas prices and hints at new political challenges for the White House.