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At least 13 people are reported dead after an amphibious tourist boat capsized and sank in Missouri. Four more people are missing.

At least seven people are dead in a large city of southern China after a series of powerful explosions that are being blamed on parcel bombs. At least 17 explosions caused the damage.

Our panelists predict what will be the next big sport at the Winter Olympics.

The idea of "green" roofs -- covering the tops of buildings with plants, trees and grasses -- is as ancient as Mesopotamia. Touted as a solution to pollution and other environmental problems, they're increasingly showing up around the country. NPR's Ketzel Levine reports.

Under a law signed over a year ago, Illinois prohibited counties from moratoriums on wind and solar projects. That's angered some who call it "state government overreach."

The Supreme Court has been dismantling key provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The justices have taken another case on the issue next term.

A juggernaut unleashed by humans is grinding slowly across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

The Normal Town Council on Monday narrowly approved a draft proposal that would keep the property tax levy flat for next year after several members said…

After Hurricane Katrina, all along the Gulf Coast came the questions: Can I rebuild? What's going to happen to my town? In Waveland and Bay St. Louis, Miss., residents wonder what their beachside communities will look like once they are rebuilt.

Scientists are unveiling an hourly earthquake forecast for California. The good news is that it's more likely to rain on any given day.