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About 1.6 million people faced evacuation orders and thousands of flights were canceled as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast.

A new study finds a strong relationship between exposure to air pollution and the risk of developing dementia, while air quality regulations are being weakened in the U.S.

We remember Tess Johnston, U.S. diplomat-turned-chronicler of old Shanghai's colonial architecture, who died at the age of 93.

Forecasters say the storm, which brought heavy rain and coastal flooding, is a preview of what may be in store as California braces for a possibly record-setting El Niño.

The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis.

Will Nesbitt, who was once the youngest election commission director in Illinois history, has been appointed to replace Luke Stremlau, who died last October.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses the spike in anti-Asian American violence with three people who've thought a lot about it: professor Russell Jeung, journalist Eda Yu and restauranteur Jason Wang.

A state government home buyout program has helped hundreds of people move out of harm’s way. But for many, it takes too long.

Rania Abouzeid has been covering Syria since 2011 — despite the fact that she's been called a spy, placed on wanted lists by Syrian intelligence and banned from entering the country.

In Washington, D.C., a city facing some of the most intense pressure on housing in the country, longtime residents try to negotiate a place for themselves in their changing communities.