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There's a big market sending U.S. wood pellets to Europe to burn as clean energy. But critics say they're not climate-friendly, and their production poses a health hazard for low-income communities.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about the omicron variant, and how the U.S. should respond to its spread.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald about working on the Oxford High School shooting case and working towards safer schools.

Especially in local races, political signs can drive name recognition in important ways. In one study, they even helped elevate a fictitious candidate to near the front of the pack.

A massive recovery effort is underway following Hurricane Helene which made landfall in Deckle Beach Florida. We take you there.

Recent storms have slowed recovery efforts in central Texas following the July 4 floods that killed more than 130 people. About 14,000 volunteers are searching for at least 100 people still missing.

The El Paso County medical examiner classified the death of a 55-year-old Cuban ICE detainee as homicide.

Most community college students say they want to end up with a four-year degree. Few actually complete that dream.

Alex Murdaugh — the disgraced former lawyer serving a life term for the murders of his wife and son — will get a new trial in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court said on Wednesday.

The urban search and rescue team combing through the condominium that collapsed in Surfside, Fla. is often called to major disasters worldwide. Now its searching for survivors in their backyard.