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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said that it has received notification of 10 fire-related deaths as firefighters battle multiple blazes for a third consecutive night.

The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital federal funding.

Research shows including students with and without disabilities in the same classroom can benefit everyone. Two students with Down syndrome show what can be gained when that happens.

Jared Diamond is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel, which has been made into a documentary that debuts Monday. He discusses his ideas about the rise and fall of human civilizations.

After months of inescapable marketing, viral memes and crossover merch, two of the year's most anticipated movies hit theaters on Friday. Here's why so many people want to see both — and how to prep.

The advice from cybersecurity experts is unanimous: Internet voting is a bad idea. But it's already happening in every federal election. In 2020, more than 300,000 Americans cast ballots online.

A few years ago, a man who called himself Stephen became a fixture in Manhattan's Riverside Park. After his body was discovered, a woman who knew him made it her mission to bring his story to light.

For years, the author of The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin and Cat's Eye was reluctant to write a memoir, but in 'Book of Lives: A Memoir', Margaret Atwood talks about being Canadian, and the people and places that shaped her writing.

Defend Florida, a Sarasota-founded election denial group, has seen its political clout collapse as Republican lawmakers distance themselves from its conspiracy-fueled demands for tighter voting rules.

After Iran ceded to President Trump's demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump backed down from his threat of wide-scale destruction of Iran's civilian and military infrastructure.

After my parents died, it felt like I had been robbed. I sat down with my brother and sister to talk about how losing our mom and dad made us think about religion and our own spirituality.

School systems of every size have been hit by cyberattacks. "It's not Johnny in his room trying to break in and change his grades anymore," says one superintendent. From the NPR archives.

Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Afghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.

Infantryman Robert Kotlowitz was one of only three in his platoon to survive an ill-advised attack on the Germans. Robert Williams served with the Tuskegee Airmen. Originally broadcast in '99 and '95.

Fourth of July is fast approaching, which means it’s time to start planning which fun-filled events to attend throughout the greater Tampa Bay region.

In Lebanon, a reconstructive surgeon who specializes in helping children recover from war wounds meets with a 6-year-old girl who lost her arm to an explosion in Gaza nearly two years ago.

Montreal scored twice off fluky deflections and rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes made 28 saves to eliminate Tampa Bay in the opening round of the playoffs for the fourth straight season.

Gov. Ron DeSantis touted private-sector job creation Friday as Florida’s unemployment rate held steady from May to June.The 3.4 percent jobless rate for…

They include Busch Gardens and Disney World.

Noah talks with Wayne Watkins from Capitol Records. He's the executive producer of a new six-CD set called "Ultra Lounge" -- recordings from the era of lounge music, the 1950s and early 1960s. Performers like Martin Denny, Bobby Darin, Julie London -- music which evokes smooth, smoky images of martinis, leopard skin, mambo, and the like. Watkins says lounge music has become popular among many young adults, who are dressing the part at nightclubs and listening to the music their parents might have played on their hi-fis.(6:00) (IN S

In Merrimack, a warrant has been issued for the weather prognosticating groundhog. Police say that Phil predicted winter would last 6 more weeks, but didn't mention anything about all the snow.

NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg presents the second installment in her series on Great Cities. Today, a look at Chicago, rated by Money magazine to be America's most livable city in the Midwest. Susan finds out why one native, 14-year-old Eve Ewing, likes her city so much. For more on the city, check out the Money magazine Web site. And be sure to check out the Utne Reader's Web site for the article -- 'The 10 Most Underrated Towns in America.' (6:56 -

Host Bob Edwards talks to Edward Goldberg, Director of the Medici Archive Project, about his work with the Medici family archive in Florence, Italy. The archive is a collection of virtually every letter sent or received by the Medici court during its rule from the mid-1500s to the mid-1700s. The correspondence reveals a great deal about Italian art and early modern European history. Goldberg and his colleagues are documenting and digitizing each letter, and hope to have the project complete by 2012. (6:28) For more on the project, check out our Medici Archive Web page.

A portion of a supplemental water main fell to the bottom of Anna Maria Sound. It could takes weeks to complete the repairs.

A new report shows that the rate of suicide is increasing in Florida, and across the country. It comes as the nation mourns the suicides of celebrity chef…