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It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential services. But House GOP scheduled to vote to clawback $1.1 billion next week.

Drug deaths are declining but the Trump administration's intelligence team has issued a new report describing street fentanyl as a top threat to the U.S.

Singer and guitarist Jessica Dobson of the band Deep Sea Diver speaks with NPR's A Martinez about overcoming feelings of self-doubt on her new album, "Billboard Heart."

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with John Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, about U.S.-Ukraine relations and next week's summit and meetings on Ukraine in Paris.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with former FEMA director Craig Fugate on the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

NPR staff recommend memoirs from our annual Books We Love list: "Bird of Four Hundred Voices," "The Backyard Bird Chronicles," "Knife," and "Here After."

Before the U.S. entered World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to promote tolerance toward immigrants. So, the government started a radio program featuring celebrity immigrants' stories.

Olive ridley turtle populations appear to have rebounded in India after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?

Fossil fuel emissions have increased steadily for almost two centuries. Now, the world may soon reach an important turning point for climate change.