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A Russian serviceman patrols Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station on May 1. A series of exchanges in recent weeks has made conditions at the plant more dangerous.

Here's just how close the war in Ukraine has come to Europe's largest nuclear plant

Satellite images and social media analyzed by NPR show attacks have hit structures around the plant, coming dangerously close to causing a nuclear disaster.

Main gallery of the Michigan House of Representatives

House lawmakers hear from state unemployment agency over 5th pandemic-related audit

A state House committee held a hearing Thursday on an audit looking into the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency's ability to catch fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marine recruits wait for their drill instructor as they cross the base at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island on August 22 in Beaufort County, S.C.

For a new generation of Marines, 9/11 is history

For many Americans, 9/11 is now simply a date to mark, much like December 7th and the Pearl Harbor attacks. Even the military war colleges are moving on.

An ornamental palm tree stands in an empty field where there were once houses in Houston. A new study follows thousands of families across the country who sold their flood-prone homes to the government, to see where they moved.

Climate change is causing people to move. They usually stay local, study finds

Researchers looked at thousands of homeowners who moved out of flood-prone homes. Most stayed within a 20-minute drive, and their new homes were safer from flooding.

Header of rent control control story featuring protest pictures from the 80s and city council screenshots

As housing costs soar, Mich. tenants eye rent control. But there’s a catch.

Renters can get sticker shock when they go to renew their lease and see a sharp hike in price. But that's perfectly legal in Michigan.

Children play in a fountain to cool off in downtown Portland, Ore., Friday, May 12, 2023. An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest and worsen wildfires already burning in western Canada, a historically temperate region that has grappled with scorching summer temperatures and unprecedented wildfires fueled by climate change in recent years.

An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records

An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures nearing or breaking records in some areas and heat advisories in place through Monday.

U.S. Supreme Court declines Michigan emergency manager law case

The U.S. Supreme Court won't take up a challenge to a Michigan law that allows the state to temporarily take away local officials' authority during…

Top Snyder aide takes White House job

Governor Rick Snyder’s chief of staff has taken a new job at the White House. Jarrod Agen is the new communications director for Vice President Mike…

Album cover for <em>The First Time I Wore Hearing Aids</em>.

Raymond Antrobus uses spoken word poetry to portray a diverse experience of sound

The First Time I Wore Hearing Aids aims to make sound more inclusive for listeners by broadening the way in which we experience it.

An aerial view of roof damage after a rare confirmed tornado touched down and ripped up building roofs in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday in Montebello, Calif.

A rare tornado tears through part of Los Angeles County. Here's why that's so unusual

The strongest tornado to impact the Los Angeles metro area in 40 years touched down at 11:14 a.m. for two to three minutes, according to the National Weather Service.

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