The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post, marking another disruption in a year of staff and policy changes. His leadership was questioned after he delayed responding to deadly floods in Texas.
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Erivo says she found parallels between her life and the experience of her Wicked character, Elphaba. Her new memoir is called Simply More: A Book for Anyone who Has Been Told They're Too Much.
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For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.
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Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a series of referendum measures, including plans for U.S. military bases and constitutional changes, handing President Daniel Noboa a major political setback amid rising gang violence.
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A tribunal in Dhaka sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death for her involvement in the use of deadly force against protesters last year. She fled to India and was sentenced in absentia.
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Some senior living communities are caring for people with dementia alongside other residents, not segregated behind locked doors.
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A growing number of 20-somethings are trying to freeze time with preventative Botox treatments. Here's what's behind the trend.
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Rural school district superintendents are trying to find the best use of limited resources. Taking on the state's unmaintained buildings, they say, will only increase their burden.
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Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.
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More women are planning to deck the halls in rented fashion this year, just as inflation and tariffs are poised to push clothing prices higher.
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NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.