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California has some of the most aggressive climate policies in the country. The state has had both successes and challenges in meeting its ambitious climate goals.

Kenichi Togawa was working at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan the day the earthquake and tsunami struck. His family is still living in temporary housing. For many people, the stress and isolation brought on by the disaster could pose more persistent hazards than the radiation.

The American dream of owning a small home with a backyard is being put on hold. In 1982, 40% of houses built were entry-level homes. By 2019, the annual share had fallen to 7%.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly checks in with Filipe Ribeiro, the Afghanistan representative for Doctors Without Borders, to find out how the organization is doing right now.

The 17-year-old wanted to bring her father home to his village after he was injured in the city where he worked. She was praised as a national hero and given honors and prizes. How is she doing now?

Federal grant money increased police access to military-grade equipment in the two decades since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Thousands of migrants from Haiti have arrived at the Texas border, posing a new problem for the Biden administration. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Texas Public Radio's Joey Palacios.

How did a small group of Islamic students go from local vigilantes to the Taliban? It is one of the most infamous and enigmatic forces in the world.

An encampment under a bridge on the US/Mexico border has been cleared of nearly 15 thousand migrants, most of them from Haiti, and the bridge is set to be fully open tomorrow.

Attributed to climate change, Brazil's historic drought is devastating its coffee farmers, who's crops supply much of the world.