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Companies, including Facebook, are increasingly offering paid leave for employees who need to care for sick loved ones. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg about the decision.

The Public Service Commission approved the plans but expressed concerns about how the costs could impact future utility bills.

A long-anticipated report investigating women's professional soccer in the United States is out. It found systemic abuse — both emotional and sexual — affecting multiple teams in the pro league.

Lawsuits have taken aim at the Biden administration's efforts to cancel some federal student loan debt. In response, the administration has been subtly shifting its plan, and changing who qualifies.

NASA said it will continue to watch the development and forecast of the storm.

Hurricane Ian pulverized Fort Myers Beach in Florida. The devastation is stunning in its scale and scope. And rescue crews haven't been able to fully assess the situation.

Earlier this month, Merriam Webster added over 300 new words to the dictionary. A number of econ terms were on the list.

A military judge on Friday acquitted a sailor of arson in a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, a blow to the Navy as it faces allegations of improper training and maintenance of the ship.

Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom said.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Steven Bingler, CEO and founder of Concordia, about "managed retreat" and the future of development in flood-prone areas.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with political scientist Cas Mudde about Sweden's and Italy's electoral results.

It is currently unknown how many people remain stranded on the islands in the wake of the near-Category 5 Hurricane Ian.

Panic and a rush for the exit left at least 125 dead, most of whom were trampled, after the game. Here's a look at some of the major crowd disasters in recent decades.

More than 1.2 million people struggled to put food on the table at some point last year in the Washington, D.C. region. Tens of millions more are struggling across the country.

Florida residents are assessing hurricane damage and insurance providers are expecting to see a rush of claims. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rich Gibson of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Hurricane Ian destroyed Fort Myers Beach in Florida, but the city of Fort Myers was damaged, too. In the historically Black neighborhood of Dunbar, people are living without drinkable water and power.

Deaths by county were reported as: Collier – 3; Hendry – 1; Hillsborough – 1; Lake – 1; Lee – 42; Manatee – 2; Sarasota – 3; Volusia – 5.

Tradition and modernity coexist peacefully within Son Rompe Pera, where punk collides with the cumbia the band grew up playing.

Under political pressure, the U.K. government has made an embarrassing U-turn on tax cuts for the highest earners, while the collapse of the pound compounds the misery of many British householders.

An independent investigation into the scandals that erupted in the National Women's Soccer League last season found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport.

A year after the U.S. withdrawal, tens of thousands of applicants remain stuck in the backlog of the Special Immigrant Visa program, designed to help those who served the U.S. overseas.

A baby girl, her parents and uncle were found dead in a central California orchard two days after they were kidnapped at gunpoint from their business, police said.

Private Medicare Advantage health plans are increasingly ending coverage for skilled nursing or rehab services before medical providers think patients are healthy enough to go home, doctors and patient advocates say.

Well before Queen Elizabeth II's death, the popularity of the monarchy as head of state in British Commonwealth nations in the Caribbean was falling. As countries such as Jamaica and Bahamas consider their position, the reaction across the region is likely to be mixed.

Communications director Janelle Irwin Taylor quit after accusing Deputy Mayor Stephanie Owens of fostering a culture of bullying and a hostile work environment. Welch defended Owens.