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Israeli air strikes rained down on the city over the past four days as retaliation for Hamas’ attack on Israel over the weekend.

The women's stories are part of lawsuits against the city and the Department of Corrections, filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act.

Snowfall caused avalanches, flooding and infrastructure challenges across the region.

Extensive early warnings and years of adaptation made the floods less deadly than they otherwise might have been.

Video of the assault, as well as the seeming inaction of apartment staff standing nearby, has drawn fury in and beyond New York. State and city authorities are investigating the attack.

After a major storm hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with heavy rain, flash floods and tornadoes, multiple states now turn their attention to recovery.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Karla Valenti about her middle-grade novel, Loteria. Life and Death meet to play a game, choosing a girl who'll either live or die depending on who wins.

Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris is the last surviving member of the Kerner commission, appointed in 1967 to study the root causes of social unrest in America. Its groundbreaking report blamed racism.

Migrants from Africa and Afghanistan have poured into Calais, hoping to seek asylum in Britain across the channel. But few succeed, leaving an estimated 2,000 in limbo in the French port city.

Marijuana sales have helped city, county and state governments in Illinois with additional tax revenue. But it's hard to see how much some municipalities are making from pot.