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Hacienda San Pedro had harvested just 2 percent of its beans before Hurricane Maria blasted through. The ripple effects will continue — it is expecting to run out of beans in December.

The president seems intent on keeping everyone on their toes, but it's not at all clear that there's a strategy behind it all.

The 17 wildfires that have burned more than 115,000 acres in California since Sunday have now been blamed for 17 deaths. High winds are predicted to return Wednesday night.

Satellite Beach is a small community established by rocket scientists near Kennedy Space Center, on the barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and 156-mile Indian River Lagoon. Here surfers paddle beyond the break hoping to catch a wave.

Marvin Kalb's new book is about a very interesting year — 1956 — that he spent on a diplomatic mission to what was then the U.S.S.R. It's part memoir, part context for understanding the Cold War.

Laughter can be infectious, and there’s a form of yoga that’s catching on too. For Laughter Yoga, you don’t need a mat, and there’s more emphasis on eye contact and group interaction. Intersection’s Talia Blake took a class in Laughter Yoga and discovered there are serious benefits to laughing.

During power outages after large storms and hurricanes, how helpful is it to have solar panels? Journalist Lyndsey Gilpin says Hurricanes Irma and Maria put the spotlight on the role of solar in the electric grid. And we revisit a conversation with Orlando solar co-op founder Michael Cohen.

Evacuees from Puerto Rico and other islands affected by recent hurricanes are coming to the United States to continue school. Osceola County School board chair Kelvin Soto explains how the district is preparing for the influx of new students.

NPR interviewed Maron in the cramped garage where he tapes most of his podcast, WTF. When he's the interviewer, he says, "I generally don't have a page full of questions, like you have there."

Sales of new and existing homes have declined for three straight months, and with a low mortgage rate and strong economy, that seems surprising. Economic analyst Hank Fishkind offers his take on the story behind our housing markets.