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A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing.

Federal officials are delaying a decision on whether to approve an oil pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. The tunnel would carry Enbridge Energy's Line 5.

In the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, the record temperatures this summer don't have Republicans heated as confidence in institutions takes a hit and President Biden has challenges ahead.

A lawmaker said all opposition parties combined could easily muster the 113 members needed to show a majority in Parliament, at which point they will request a new government.

As a stalemate sets in on Ukraine's eastern front line, a city lives in limbo with constant shelling, limited fuel and spotty utilities. The government ordered evacuations but some residents remain.

A total of 67 journalists died around the world in 2022, a watchdog group said, largely driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and civil unrest following the assassination of Haiti's president.

NPR operates independently of the U.S. government. NPR has asked Twitter to remove the label, calling it "unacceptable." But Twitter CEO Elon Musk says it "seems accurate."

It’s been two months since the former head of Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality resigned. Dan Wyant resigned after a task force placed much…

As July Fourth approaches, federal regulators are warning people to use fireworks safely, as a new report shows that fireworks-related injuries have been increasing.

The tragedy was Yemen's deadliest in years that was not related to the country's long-running war, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which later this week marks the end of Ramadan.