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The right mix of weather conditions combined to create extreme rainfall over New York and surrounding areas. Once extremely rare, such storms may become the norm as the climate warms.

The news follows campus-wide protests in 2023 over what students claimed were subpar housing and athletic facilities.

The Silicon Valley actor, and former Shakespearean clown, says his latest role is right up his alley: "I'm interested in morality and mortality, and Deadpool kind of has all of these themes."

Evan Gershkovich is awaiting trial for alleged espionage.

Women in Iraq's capital say crime, economic uncertainty and religious conservatism are curtailing their freedoms. As a result, many young women say they feel trapped in their homes. Some feel they had more freedoms under Saddam Hussein than they do now.

A new study from researchers in Montreal dives into how caffeine transforms our brains during sleep — and why younger people might feel the impact more.

Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya will only allow music between 80 and 116 beats per minute, though it's unclear how the rule will be enforced.

Budweiser focuses on its iconic Clydesdales, Michelob Ultra capitalizes on the iconic star power of soccer legend Lionel Messi, and Uber Eats goes for laughs with an ad where Jennifer Aniston forgets she starred in “Friends” with David Schwimmer.

A severe summer storm system swept from Alabama to New York on Monday, leaving a trail of toppled trees, damaged buildings and transportation headaches in its wake.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez claims he’s qualified for next week’s Republican opening presidential debate. But senior advisers with the Republican National Committee who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share internal discussions later said Suarez hasn’t yet officially met the criteria.

The killing of a 114-year-old man by a speeding car last week brings back the spotlight on road safety in India, where authorities say accidents kill more than a hundred thousand people every year.

Thousands of nurses in Minnesota walked off the job Monday to protest being understaffed and overworked. The nurses are demanding among other things higher wages.

Textualism, which sees a legal system's original structure as immortal, is the dominating philosophy on the court today. But retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer argues pragmatism, which considers consequences of legal decisions, is the better mindset.

The Biden administration is encouraging U.S. oil companies to increase their production to help curb record-high gasoline prices. Turns out, however, that boosting output is easier said than done.

Tensions have been high on college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the resulting war in Gaza. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.

"Too Late for Prince Charming?" was the cover story in Newsweek magazine 20 years ago this Friday. The magazine reported on a study that indicated college-educated women over the age of 40 had a less than 3 percent chance of getting married -- leading to the famous "more likely to be killed by a terrorist than find a mate" line. Two decades later, Madeleine Brand reports that most of the women involved in the original study are now married, and that other study findings have proven untrue.

Author Erika Christakis mounts a spirited defense of a four-letter word that, she says, isn't used nearly enough in early classrooms: play.

The number one reason women cite for getting an abortion is personal finance. In a post-Roe era, will more parents have to suffer financially and physically?

The average SNAP recipient has $90 less to spend on groceries after COVID-19 emergency allotments stop.

Austin Simmons, a sophomore, compiled a 5.3 GPA in his high school core classes and completed 15 college credits. He's enrolling at Ole Miss in the fall — two years early. He's also a quarterback.

Those who have quit because of the law say it’s onerous, invasive and an example of government overreach from the state. Some government accountability experts say it promotes transparency.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Pope Francis says being homosexual "isn't a crime" and that Catholic bishops should welcome members of the LGBTQ community into the church.

It was an older, battle-scarred nominee who faced his party in Charlotte, N.C. This message of hope was tempered and longer-view — a good distance if not a full turn from the vision he offered four years ago when he accepted the nomination in a thundering Denver stadium.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Blythe Danner about her new film, I'll See You In My Dreams. It is the 72-year-old's first leading role in a film.

Heat pumps are an important tool to stave off global warming. Two Berkeley musicians wrote a sultry anthem about them.