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Worsening wildfires are hiking up home insurance rates in California, the biggest market in the U.S. And as climate disasters increase across the country, other states are feeling the pressure too.

Many of the people who fled the wildfires in Southern California had little time to decide which possessions to take with them.

Already the subject of much public scrutiny, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. military, Pete Hegseth, appears on Capitol Hill today for the opening of Senate confirmation hearings.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about his new book, "It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change," which is part memoir and part strategy guide.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to publish a proposed rule Tuesday detailing why it's keeping the Florida manatee's "threatened" designation, versus the more serious, "endangered" one.

Colleagues are remembering the soap opera star for her "quick wit" and presence on set. She died after a long illness.

Saber teeth — the large fangs of saber-tooth cat fame — are fearsome. They evolved at least five times in predators that are now extinct, but there's been something of a mystery as to why.

The Tiny Desk Contest is NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist.

President Biden, 82, has focused on U.S. foreign policy for decades. As he leaves office, he said his team's work on artificial intelligence and climate was key for his successor to follow through on.

After previously winning against the city in court, Titusville advocates pushing for a “right to clean water” recently lost ground in their fight to enact the local measure voters overwhelmingly approved in 2022.