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Beryl barreled ashore on Monday striking the central Texas coast. Along with high winds and heavy rain, a major concern is flooding — especially inland.

Now officially the Republican nominee for president in 2024, former President Trump has chosen Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance to be his running mate. Vance has been in the Senate just two years.

The federal government announced a settlement with Marathon Oil for alleged air quality violations at the company's oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Hurricane Milton is expected to reach maximum wind speeds of 145 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center urged Florida residents to complete storm preparations and seek safety before Wednesday.

While lots of powerful changes to reduce food waste can start at home, sometimes the scale of the problem benefits from a community-wide approach.

Flu is rising, and COVID levels are higher than last season's peak. But COVID hospitalizations and deaths are down. Nonetheless, COVID is still the most dangerous virus circulating.

Thousands of people spontaneously break into the Danish national anthem outside Christianborg Palace after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaims the new king.

A new study in Pediatrics shows that an anonymous tip line for students is catching some gun threats before they can escalate. It is part of an effort to treat gun violence as a public health problem.

In New York, Parsons School of Design has launched a program to support fashion by and for people with disabilities.

The holiday travel rush hit its peak Friday as mild weather and lower flight cancelation rates raised hopes for merrier drivers and airline passengers than last year.

In 2023, traffic fatalities seemed to be on the decline from recent years, but the numbers are still higher than before the pandemic — and pedestrian deaths on roadways remain at crisis levels.

James Beard award-winning chef Alexis Nikole Nelson harvests wild food while building a community of plants and people.

The Russian opposition leader was a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin. He was known for organizing nationwide protests against election fraud and government corruption.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss baseball's new uniforms and more Messi mania.

Former President Donald Trump is heavily favored, but Nikki Haley is trying hard to overcome the odds in her home state. Let's look at the keys to winning Saturday's primary and how it all works.

A new poll finds that men and women — particularly within the Republican party — differ greatly on why more women haven't been elected to office, or even whether there are enough women in office.

Emergency workers recovered two more bodies and located a possible eight more in the search for survivors after the massive slide near Oso, Wash.

New data from the Pew Research Center suggest that the Republican candidate who is doing the best is also the one who would send the most voters running.

Democrats still win the majority of Latino votes, but a surge in Latino Republicans elected to state and local offices could change all that.

Republican hopefuls are making closing arguments to voters ahead of next Monday's first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest: the Iowa caucuses.