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They say the warmer temperatures will produce more extreme weather events such as hurricanes, droughts and fires.

Mark Meadows is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Jan. 6 committee, asking a judge to block enforcement of two subpoenas it had issued for himself and Verizon.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks could not serve on the select committee. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to pull all five of his members in response.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues her charity drive with a $122.6 million donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the group's largest gift ever from an individual.

NPR's Noah Adams talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the newly released Pentagon report on the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, which reveals that failures by top Defense Department staff and military leaders may have led to the abuse.

Bloomberg investigative reporter Zeke Faux says the Trump family crypto business offers anyone seeking favor with the new administration a legal way to send money directly to the president.

Jurors report they are split 6-6 in the murder trial of former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen. The 80-year-old defendant is accused of organizing the killing of three voting rights volunteers in Philadelphia, Miss., in 1964. It was one of the civil rights era's most notorious crimes.

In Baghdad, top U.N. weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei say they see "the beginning of a change of heart on the part of Iraq." But they also express caution, and warn Iraq to take more steps to facilitate the inspection process. NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Baghdad.

A dozen writers for America's Next Top Model, the hit reality show, are on strike. Their goal is to unionize reality TV writers. Without their efforts, Model maestro Tyra Banks and other reality show stars might sometimes be at a loss for words.

The International Court of Justice ruled that nations have an obligation to act on climate change under international laws protecting the environment and human rights.

As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens from Sudan, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos amid fears fighting will only escalate.

A new book explores California's giant redwoods — some of the largest living organisms in the world. Devoted naturalists are climbing to the treetops to learn more about the "green ocean" overhead in the redwood canopies.

Two years ago, the legislature unanimously passed a heat illness prevention bill for student athletes.

One business that was a clear winner during the pandemic: Zoom. How did a Silicon Valley upstart beat out the tech powerhouses in video chat?

President Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. Trump has long said that his relationship with Putin will help him strike a deal.

President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Intelligence Council has withdrawn his agreement to serve in that position. Chas Freeman, a veteran diplomat, has accused those who opposed his selection for the job of attacking him with lies.

The Toronto Maple Leafs wiped out a three-goal deficit in the third period, then beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Alexander Kerfoot’s power-play goal at 4:14 of overtime to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in their first-round NHL playoff matchup.

In her first interview since Musk took the reins of Twitter, Margrethe Vestager said there will be serious penalties against Twitter if the platform ignores new European speech laws.

Commentator Bill Langworthy helps to get his nephew, Thomas, into a highly competitive Manhattan pre-school.

NPR Music's pop critic, Ann Powers, says each of her favorite albums of 2014 gave her new tools to cope with and learn from the world around her, even as that world crashed in from outside.

Ten of Wall Street's top brokerage firms agree to pay fines of about $1.5 billion to settle conflict-of-interest allegations. The firms were accused of misleading investors with bad research, and have agreed to changes in their research divisions. Hear NPR's Jim Zarroli, NPR's Michele Norris and Columbia University law professor John Coffee.

Six billboards with messages supporting abortion rights have been placed along Interstate 55, a highway traveled by many women from the South who seek abortion care in Illinois.

The military is asking for 18 airplanes, but says the passenger jets will not fly into or out of Kabul. Instead, they'll be used to ferry passengers from temporary safe havens outside of Afghanistan.

The earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.

The New York congressman was accused of sexual misconduct by a former lobbyist. Reed acknowledged he had been struggling with alcoholism at the time of the alleged misconduct.