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Heavy rain and storm surge from Hurricane Ida caused flooding from Louisiana to New England in September 2021. Homes in the town of French Settlement, La., were still underwater four days after the storm made landfall. Climate change is driving more flood risk in the U.S.

Climate-driven floods will disproportionately affect Black communities, study finds

Climate change means more flood risk from rising seas, hurricanes and heavy rain. Black communities in the southern U.S. are in the crosshairs, according to a new analysis.

Despite its central role in the COVID pandemic, the infectious diseases specialty saw 44% of its training programs for doctors go unfilled.

Newest doctors shun infectious diseases specialty

The pandemic put infectious diseases doctors in the spotlight. The 'Fauci Effect' raised the number of fellowship applicants in 2020, but this year almost half of the training programs went unfilled.

Michigan Radio celebrates 70 years on the air

This Thursday, Michigan Radio will mark seventy years on the air. The WUOM-FM signal in Ann Arbor began broadcasting for the first time on July 5, 1948.…

As the election nears, control of the Senate is coming down to only half a dozen seats or less with really four that could provide the key — Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona.

4 Senate races that could provide the key to control

Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona come into focus in final days. Plus: where things stand in seven other Senate contests.

Blake Lemoine poses for a portrait in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul

The Google computer scientist who was placed on leave after claiming the company's artificial intelligence chatbot has come to life tells NPR how he formed his opinion.

Ukrainians living in the U.S. and anti-war demonstrators protest against Russia's invasion in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24.

100 days after Ukraine was plunged into war, over 2 million Ukrainians have returned

"In recent weeks more people have been returning to Ukraine than leaving the country," according to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

Here’s a school-by-school breakdown of student debt in Michigan

Michigan college grads are borrowing 42% more on average than they were 10 years ago. Today, your average Michigan student with school loans has about…

Many Pakistanis dig the cultural nods on 'Ms. Marvel' but are mixed on casting

Pakistanis weigh in on the new Disney+ show, which features the story of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teen who discovers her superpowers in her grandmother's bangle.

Hossain Rasouli of Team Afghanistan waves after competing in the Men's Long Jump-T47 Final at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. He and teammate Zakia Khudadadi managed to get to Tokyo despite the turmoil in their home country.

These Afghan Athletes Finally Made It From Kabul To The Paralympics

The two-person team arrived in Tokyo a week late, after the crisis in Afghanistan threatened to bar them from leaving their home country.

Cars drive on flooded streets as Tropical Storm Henri approaches, in Hoboken New Jersey on August 22, 2021.

Federal judges deal the oil industry another setback in climate litigation

An appeals court said two climate change lawsuits against the oil industry should be heard in state court. Oil companies have been fighting such cases on jurisdictional grounds for years and losing.

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