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A group called Vet the Vote is encouraging military veterans to help with the critical shortage of election workers in an atmosphere filled with heated rhetoric and threats against poll workers.

Women who had complicated and tragic pregnancies are suing Texas over its abortion bans. A hearing had emotional testimony in an Austin courtroom Wednesday. The state wants the case dismissed.

For the first time ever, a potentially life-threatening tropical storm watch is in effect for Southern California. Hurricane Hilary is expected to make it to the U.S. by Sunday evening.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Atlanta journalist George Chidi on how Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis has used Georgia's RICO laws to prosecute previous cases.

Climate groups say the world needs to pull carbon dioxide from the sky and rapidly reduce oil production to hit climate goals. An oil company argues it can pull carbon instead of phasing out oil.

Ammon Bundy was ordered to pay an Idaho hospital tens of millions of dollars after leading armed protests there. But the antigovernment extremist might not pay the fine.

Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the state's election results. DA Fani Willis, who is charging him, is no stranger to high-stakes cases. And, how microbes turn cabbage to kimchi.

Maui's wildfires destroyed some of the only low-income housing in one of the most expensive markets in the U.S. Working class residents wonder if there will be place for them to live long term.

No Mississippi governor has lost re-election in 20 years. But Democrats are increasingly convinced that incumbent Republican Tate Reeves is vulnerable. They're giving millions to help his opponent.

Recent hoaxes raise concerns that swatting is becoming a growing trend in political violence in the U.S. There are still many questions about who and what motivations lie behind these calls.