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Officials in Asheville say the city's water systems were "severely damaged" in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Precise assessments are hard, since roads have washed away.

Decades after writing “The Tipping Point,” Malcolm Gladwell says he's less optimistic. He tells NPR's Steve Inskeep he reexamined his book about social epidemics, and rewrote it with darker themes.

California is now the first state in the country to ban all plastic bags -- including recyclable bags -- from grocery stores. Take-out containers may be next.

Women in the military have created a kind of underground railroad to help one another navigate recent court decisions limiting abortion access.

One of the first places shoppers may feel the effects of the dockworkers' strike is in the produce aisle. Hundreds of tons of bananas are stuck in transit — and they won't keep for long.

CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.

President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled to Georgia and North Carolina to reassure people that help is on the way. Making good on that promise is a critical test in this election year.

In battleground states this year, Democrats and Republicans aren't only trying to win, they're also trying to lose by less in the counties they lost in 2020.

It's been almost a week since Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida, but recovery efforts are ramping up at a frenetic pace.

Across Eastern Tennessee, people are connecting on social media to help clear out ruined furniture, scrub off mud, and deliver jugs of water so people can flush toilets.