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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Chris Coudriet, county manager for New Hanover County, about the rescue efforts underway in and around Wilmington, N.C.

The shooter began at a residence and traveled to "multiple locations" before shooting students at an elementary school in Tehama County, an assistant sheriff said. Officials say the shooter is dead.

The new additions include a moose, a blackbird, a goose and a jellyfish. You will soon have a pink heart and a "shook face" at your fingertips, too.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has 60 refrigerated units available if needed. He also said that 5,000 body bags were distributed to some of the hardest-hit counties.

The Faroe Islands didn't have Google street view, but they wanted to. So they strapped 360-degree cameras on the backs of sheep to make their own.

Illinois State University is seeing a spike in female students applying for student government positions. The student body administration say it’s likely…

North Carolina's lawmakers are racing to redraw the state's political maps after the state's Supreme Court said they had been unfairly gerrymandered to benefit Republicans.

NPR's Steve Inkseep has an overview of the presidential election news. It now appears that the Florida election results will be contested, even after they are certified on Sunday. Both campaigns appear to be digging in for a longer battle. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Bush campaign appeal of the Florida Supreme Court Decision requiring hand-counts to be included in the state's final vote tally. Republicans continue to push for Florida counties to count disputed military ballots. And Republican Vice Presidential candidate Dick Cheney has been released from the hospital, after suffering what doctors described as a "very slight" heart attack earlier this week.

The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office said it has closed the case and decided against pursuing charges in last month's incident based on "the circumstances surrounding the confrontation."

The U.S. wants to mine more domestic lithium for electric vehicle batteries. It would require demolishing houses, digging up farms and disrupting streams. Some residents worry about the impact.