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First COVID, then Afghanistan, now Ida. The stakes are high for President Biden to show an effective federal response to the hurricane after the chaos in Kabul and the latest pandemic surge.

Authorities in Louisiana are scrambling to evacuate the most vulnerable people out of life-threatening conditions left by Hurricane Ida. They're being taken to places with power, water and food.

Greek composer and politician Mikis Theodorakis has died. He was 96 years old. His music for Zorba the Greek was full of joy — but his own story was much more complicated.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Amy Hagstrom Miller, president of Whole Woman's Health, which provides abortions in Texas and tried to get the Supreme Court to stop the Texas law.

FBI data show a 6% increase in the number of hate crimes in 2020. But that doesn't tell the full story, as state and local jurisdictions don't have to report those offenses to the federal government.

It was only a matter of a few minutes — but the rules are the rules, and organizers say Malaysia's star shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli broke them.

The Texas law bans abortions after a "fetal heartbeat" is detected, usually about six weeks into pregnancy. But doctors say that's not an actual medical term and it's being used inaccurately.

A grand jury has indicted three Aurora, Colo., police officers and two paramedics involved in the death of Elijah McClain, who died in their custody two years ago. His death sparked ongoing protests.

How do you follow up the domestic bliss of Golden Hour when real life doesn't go according to the narrative? Musgraves offers an answer in the form of "star-crossed," the title track of her new album.

The decision by a federal bankruptcy judge grants members of the family who own Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, sweeping protection from any liability for the opioid crisis.