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Melting permafrost and major storms are eating away at the coastal Alaskan village of Newtok. Residents are desperate to move, but the U.S. has no climate change relocation plan that could help them.

A new study assesses a low-cost intervention aimed at reducing deaths from bleeding during childbirth. It's remarkably simple — and, according to a new study, quite effective.

Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) has refused to leave office, even after a judge in Minnesota left Craig's sex-sting guilty plea intact. Craig says he will fight to clear his name and retain his seat in the Senate. In Idaho, residents have mixed reactions about the drama surrounding their senator.

Our reporter spoke to residents of Kibera, known as Africa's largest urban slum. Many had not yet heard that the World Health Organization ended the state of "emergency." They had strong reactions.

The U.S. debt limit clock is ticking. The nation could default in weeks. In 2011, the country came within 72 hours of that happening.

The singer and co-founder of the psychedelic group died at home in São Paulo.

Their series exposed how the police force in the town of Brookside preyed on residents to boost its revenue.

The Walt Disney Company reported a 13% increase in quarterly earnings on Wednesday.

Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. But Trump, to be expected, dismissed all that in a CNN town hall and continued his conspiracy about the 2020 election he lost.

Republicans had tried for years to pass what critics call a union-busting bill. The proposal builds on past efforts aimed at curbing public employee unions.

Ohio voters will be able to decide whether to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments just ahead of a possible November vote on an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state.

Dozens of countries will compete in the Eurovision grand final on Saturday. Electronic duo Tvorchi is representing Ukraine, which won last year. They spoke to NPR about their journey to Liverpool.

Sailors were also prodigious writers, trackers and data seekers, logging every current, temperature fluctuation, wind gust and raindrop.

The law, SB 256, places additional restrictions on public-employee unions. Teachers unions allege it violates First Amendment, equal-protection and contract rights.

Average rates for MRSA along with bloodline and urinary tract infections rose to five-year highs, according to the report. Many Florida hospitals received A-ratings, while others saw their grades go down.

Melting permafrost and major storms are eating away at the coastal Alaskan village of Newtok. Residents are desperate to move, but the U.S. has no climate change policy that could help them.

Alaska is a leader in microgrids since its remote communities have had to power themselves for decades.

Rising temperatures and thawing permafrost threaten tiny Newtok. Its residents want President Obama to declare an official disaster, to unlock the millions it needs to move the community.

March is when oil equipment starts using ice roads on the Alaskan North Slope. It's also when polar bears and cubs emerge from dens. Aerial spotters find dens so roads and workers can bypass bears.

Alaska may overhaul the way it spends its oil wealth. While the state has a lot of oil, the price of oil has dropped so much that the state now has a $3.5 billion deficit — two-thirds of its budget.

Arman Soldin was with a team of AFP journalists traveling with Ukrainian soldiers near the city of Bakhmut when the group came under fire. He was 32. The rest of the team escaped uninjured.

On one ride, a guy knocked one of the girls off her bike. But it didn't discourage these Afghan teens from cruising around Kabul every Friday and challenging the view that women shouldn't bike.

The hardy tamarisk, which arrived from Asia, is crowding out native plants in many Western states. It chokes small streams and rivers and sucks up scarce water. And it's hard to get rid of it.

Reporter Sadie Babits offers an audio postcard from the Tour de France, where racing team cars vie for position as they follow close behind their riders.

Astronauts at the International Space Station convened a class from space with schoolchildren in Idaho. One student wanted to know: "If you threw a baseball in space, how fast would it go?" Meanwhile, tests suggest that repairs to space shuttle Endeavour's underbelly may not be needed.