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Federal law enforcement officers and protestors clashed again overnight in Portland, Oregon. The city's mayor says they are endangering demonstrators.

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will be the state's first woman chief executive after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he would be stepping down effective Aug. 24.

Coastal areas are seeing a steady increase in high tide flooding. Scientists warn the problem is accelerating as the Earth gets hotter. And a little wobble in the Moon's orbit isn't helping.

The Harlem Hellfighters served in a segregated U.S. Army unit and were known for their valor and skill on the battlefield, even while facing discrimination from fellow soldiers and at home.

September tends to be a busy month in the publishing world — and this one will be no exception. Here are eight of the many books we're excited about this month.

Hidden economic forces like job-specific segregation are keeping young minorities out of the job market.

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.

In their new book, Washington Post journalists Costa and Bob Woodward give the first inside look at the transition of power from former President Donald Trump to President Biden.

The DOJ is seeking to block implementation of any part of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal until legal challenges are settled. The deal granted Sackler family members immunity from opioid lawsuits.

The Great Chicago Fire happened 150 years ago. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the tragedy's historical impact and modern relevance.

Republicans are pressuring President Biden to withdraw his nominee to be the country's next public lands chief amid controversy over her alleged involvement in a tree spiking incident in the 1980s.

Almost 50 years later, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has formally apologized for the early morning operation that came to be known as the Dawn Raids.

Alvarez won silver in the speedskating relay at the Winter Games in Sochi and is hoping for gold on Saturday when the U.S. baseball team faces off against Japan.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake Wednesday evening was magnitude 8.2 and struck 56 miles east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, off the state's peninsula.

For decades, scientists have searched for plants containing disease-fighting compounds. Some powerful cancer drugs are derived from a flower that grows in the forests of Madagascar. But experts say the oceans, teeming with life, might be a better place to search. As NPR's Eric Niiler reports, researchers are now scouring the seven seas in hopes of finding the next blockbuster drug.

Rico Nasty and producer Kenny Beats explain how the vital collaboration that culminated in their joint 2019 mixtape Anger Management traces back to a single scream during an impromptu studio session.

Igor Danchenko was taken into custody Thursday as part of special counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

The Vacancies Act says many temporary government appointees cannot remain in their posts after the 300th day of a president's first year in office.

With the silent film The Artist in competition for this year's Best Picture Oscar, Bob Mondello has been thinking about the pre-talkie era. As it happens, the last silent film to win for Best Picture has just been released on Blu-ray: the 1927 flying-ace epic Wings.

Claudette Colvin was 15 when she was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus in 1955. After 66 years, a judge has approved her request to clear her record.