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Pennsylvania residents who live near the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio say they aren't getting the attention and recovery help that they should.

Three representatives from Texas voted against Kevin McCarthy to be speaker of the House. All represent different parts of the state but they stood united against McCarthy until Friday afternoon.

On Wednesday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the release of a tablet device called Fire. Michele Norris will talk with NPR's Laura Sydell about what this means for Amazon, Apple and consumers.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday to prosecute corrupt officials, and said the country would control it own security within five years. Karzai's comments came in an inauguration speech that kicked off his second term of office amid a growing Taliban insurgency and a cloud of corruption allegations.

This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun.

Each spring, hundreds of thousands of swans, geese, cranes and other waterfowl descend on a Montana lake on their way to the Arctic. A small town festival draws thousands of bird fans.

Great white shark tours have become popular around Cape Cod as more of the largest predator fish are showing up.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with climate scientist Alex Hall about the temporary relief that Hilary has offered the drought in California.

Artists like NBA YoungBoy, Rod Wave and a resurgent Kodak Black pulled in massive streaming numbers this year (and, at times, outran controversy) while barely registering on mainstream pop's radar.

Gavin Godfrey is a freelance writer and editor from Atlanta, who's written for CNN, Rolling Stone, Vice, The Fader and Complex. He co-wrote "Straight Outta Stankonia," the Creative Loafing cover story that was voted one of Atlanta Press Club's Top 10 Favorite Stories of the Past 50 Years. He believes OutKast is the greatest rap group of all time and it's not even close.