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More than two-thirds of the accumulated energy of all tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes occur between Aug. 15 and Oct. 15 in the Atlantic Basin, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

The latest Consumer Price Index showed prices were up 5.4% compared to a year ago. But how exactly does the government track this number?

The vice president, who leads the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, will unveil the plans during a visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, site of one of nation's worst mass school shootings.

After more than a year of working and living through a pandemic, thousands of workers across the U.S. are striking for better wages, working conditions and benefits.

Comedian Sarah Silverman is known for delivering closely observed social commentary in a disarming, politically incorrect style. She tells stories about her childhood and her career in a new memoir, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption and Pee.

All four hostages are female Israeli soldiers. They are expected to be released Saturday in accordance with a ceasefire agreement with Israel that's halted fighting in the Gaza war since last weekend.

"It's not profound regret," Morrison tells Fresh Air. "It's just a wiping up of tiny little messes that you didn't recognize as mess when they were going on." Originally broadcast April 20, 2015.

Democrats have outraised Republicans in nearly all competitive House and Senate races in 2020. Most of that money has come from small dollar donors who fear a second Trump term.

If Melinda Gates had fully owned her goal — writing a book that would strengthen some readers' abortion-rights convictions and open others' minds — she would have called for greater advocacy.

The gunman's defense team is hoping to avoid the death penalty that prosecutors are seeking for the murders of 17 students and staff in Parkland.

Human behavior researchers say catastrophes can bring out kindness in surprising ways. 15 years after Joplin, Mo., came together to rebuild after a deadly tornado, a community service spirit lives on.

As the Writers Guild of America began its first strike in 15 years, union members let loose with quips to studio executives, as they picketed outside companies like Netflix, Sony and NBCUniversal.

The mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, has again raised the question "What should we do about gun violence?" NPR asked gun owners from across the U.S. about their stance.

The United Kingdom is experiencing a winter of discontent — with strike actions by both public and private sector workers — from the post service to the national health system.

Democrats who control the Senate invoked the so-called "nuclear option" to make it easier for them to approve President Obama's nominations several weeks ago. On Tuesday, they put that option to use, ramming through approval for a new appeals court judge and unblocking the nomination of a new director for the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

With the removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republicans must decide who will now set the agenda for the majority party in the House. NPR's A Martinez talks to GOP strategist Brendan Buck.

An alert warns hospitals and health care providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."

There are many gifted jazz singers, and there's no shortage of accomplished acoustic bass players. But 23-year-old Esperanza Spalding's new album features both her soaring, flexible vocals and the low-end thump of her double bass.

Our listeners say when staying means compromising your values, it's time to quit. Philosophy professor Alex Guerrero shares insight on drawing moral red lines in the workplace.

In The Best Land Under Heaven, Michael Wallis chronicles the saga of a band of pioneers who resorted to cannibalism after getting stranded en route West. He says "there's so much more" to the story.

When it comes to fighting climate change, the Democratic candidates agree: It’s critical that the United States rejoin the Paris Agreement. That position…

Airbnb has reached a big milestone amid a massive slowdown in the travel and tourism sector during the pandemic — its shares more than doubled in their debut on Thursday.

Hudson Rowan, age 14, was doodling away on his iPad when a creature appeared. It's now the winning design of the Ulster County "I Voted" Sticker contest.

Hundreds of thousands of residents in the region are under mandatory evacuation orders, though some still plan to hunker down.

Within seconds of the news of Queen Elizabeth II's death, an army of Wikipedia editors rushed to update her page on the site. It was chaos.