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A suburban Philadelphia school district has issued rules about what books can go in its libraries and what posters can be placed on classroom walls. Critics say the rules stigmatize LGBTQ students.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Andrew Bahl, senior statehouse reporter for The Topeka Capital-Journal, about the anti-transgender bill in Kansas that could be the most restrictive in the country.

Hospitals are facing a capacity crunch just in time for the holidays. That's due to respiratory viruses, but COVID-19 isn't the biggest driver of hospitalizations this winter. Instead, medical officials say an earlier-than-usual onset of RSV, coupled with an influenza wave, are packing emergency departments to capacity.

Amazon announced an additional 9,000 layoffs, citing economic uncertainty. The e-commerce company has already eliminated 18,000 positions.

Scientists working for the United Nations released their final report on the state of the Earth's climate, current greenhouse gas emissions and the options humans have for curbing those emissions.

Several areas of the United States are at risk from a tsunami, but a new government report finds that the states most at risk are unprepared for a disaster of the magnitude of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands. Rob Manning of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.

In Guatemala, an anti-corruption campaigner has swept to an astonishing victory in the presidential elections there, but will the ruling elite honor Bernardo Arevalo's landslide result?

The former national chairman of the far-right Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Tarrio had been convicted for seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Wild peacocks are running amok in Pinecrest, Fla. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with veterinarian Don Harris about his approach to controlling their population.

Senate discussions are expected to continue on Tuesday about the $2 billion extension of the popular "cash for clunkers" auto rebate program. The White House says the incentives are unlikely to continue into the weekend, if the Senate fails to approve the extra funding already passed by the House.