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The request that visitors wear masks comes as the Peoria-based Catholic healthcare system also places some temporary restrictions on visitors to its hospitals and hospice services.

Winter storms in Oregon are suspected of causing at least 8 deaths, felling hundreds of trees, damaging homes, and leaving tens of thousands of people without power for multiple days.

Getting water has been a struggle for people in Asheville, N.C., where the water system was heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Helene.

People have come from around the country to help storm victims in the small town of London, Kentucky where 17 people died after tornadoes' swept through on Friday.

Studies show the populations of most North American shorebirds are declining. But the American oystercatcher found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is a success story.

In western Colorado, firefighters are up against windy, hot weather as they try to protect homes and infrastructure from a pair of lightning-caused wildfires.

Across the U.S., coyotes seem to have invaded neighborhoods that humans consider their own. NPR looks at the debate over managing their population growth.

Studies show the populations of most North American shorebirds are declining. But the American oystercatcher found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is a success story.

A hanging death of a student in Mississippi this week fueled online speculations hat is was a lynching. It was officially ruled a suicide Friday.

Tourists stayed away from western North Carolina this year after Helene swept through the area, and towns that depend on leaf lookers are bracing for big losses.