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The Michigan Corrections Organization says a staffing shortage is so severe and dangerous that the National Guard should be called in to help with security.

Venezuelans took to the streets of Tokyo, Sydney, Mexico City and other cities to defend the opposition's claim to victory over President Nicolás Maduro in last month’s disputed presidential election.

Given that we can be overwhelmed and underwhelmed, it's completely reasonable to ask what it means to just be whelmed.

Climate science shows that beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, impacts in the U.S. get substantially worse. The world is on track for almost double that level of warming by the end of the century.

The dismissals began Friday night, according to two people cited by The Associated Press. An email sent by one of the fired inspectors general said "roughly 17" inspectors general had been removed.

Many residents in Altadena, Calif., evacuated not knowing it would be the last time they would see their homes standing. Their decisions about what possessions to take were rushed — or not made at all.

Talking to historian and author Robert Caro is like stepping into a time machine, as NPR discovered on a visit to his New York office recently.

Scientists believe the south pole region might hold frozen water that could help future astronaut missions.

A container ship leaving the Port of Baltimore lost power and rammed into a major bridge, causing the span to buckle into the river below.

Maybe you're COVID indifferent. Or a COVID amnesiac. Or a NOVID who wants to keep your no COVID streak going. With cases rising this summer, it's time for a refresher course on how to avoid the virus.