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NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to Linda from Palm Beach County, Florida, one of the counties currently hand-counting ballots from the November 7th election.

The U.S. Department of Justice is insisting Illinois election officials hand over the state’s entire computerized voter registration database, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers.

After a judge's ruling, the Missouri attorney general ordered schools and health districts to drop their mask mandates. But critics say he's misinterpreting the court decision for political gain.

The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner to ever cross the Atlantic, is preparing for one final voyage. Then it'll be sunk and turned into the world's largest artificial reef.

The board of electric automaker Rivian has restructured the pay package for Chief Executive Officer RJ Scaringe that could net him $4.6 billion over the next decade.

One fire official says he foresees a fight that could last weeks. The weather trends that favor wildfires could be around a lot longer than that.

Fair warning: There are questions we just can't answer at this point. But there are also plenty we can. Here's an attempt to explain the charges against the Empire actor — and the move to drop them.

Smoke from wildfires is driving people indoors in places where COVID-19 vaccination rates are low, potentially heightening the risk of more infections.

To convey the message that dropping a frozen turkey into boiling oil is not a good idea, one North Carolina county decided to conduct a demonstration.

As fires continue to rage in California, smoke is causing health problems for some residents. Public health officials warn against breathing polluted air.