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The UN Security Council has renewed a mandate of a Kenyan-led force in Haiti. But, the mission has had a slow start the U.S. hoped to make it a formal peacekeeping operation so the UN would fund it.

Early Monday morning, Israel struck a building in central Beirut for the first time since the conflict started nearly a year ago. Now, there is a military buildup along the border.

Experts say the first thing is to make sure it's safe to go back inside. Then you need to dry things out as fast as possible.

The debate between vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz is Tuesday. Through history, there have been times that vice presidential debates made a tangible difference in campaigns.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about assisting the states dealing with Hurricane Helene's aftermath.

Two federal programs that helped federal student loan borrowers ease back into payments are ending. It will have the biggest impact on borrowers with defaulted loans or borrowers who miss payments moving forward.

Vice President Harris made her comments during a wide-ranging conversation with former NBA stars Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes for their podcast All the Smoke.

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It's an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

In the American West, white glaciers and snow fields are outnumbered by long-overlooked “rock glaciers.” The rock covering these vast hunks of ice makes them far less affected by warming temperatures.

Shackled and dressed in khaki prison garb at a hearing in West Palm Beach, Fla., Routh also requested a jury trial. He faces four other charges, such as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.