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California is one of the few states with building codes for wildfire protection, because using fire-resistant materials helps homes survive. Now, more than 500 additional homeowners rebuilding after Los Angeles' Eaton Fire are being required to use them.

Hurricane Helene left destruction in its wake in western North Carolina. But elections officials are also moving heaven and earth to bring back a sense of normalcy, one vote at a time.

The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for an immediate 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to America First Policy Institute spokesman Marc Lotter about President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks and policies. The group has been advising the incoming administration.

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died Monday. On Friday at midnight, Parton released the song "If You Hadn't Been There" in his memory.

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged-drug trafficker, "went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine," the FBI says.

"Mountaintop: The Inside Story of Michigan’s 1997 Title Climb" tells the tale of Michigan football's legendary season that brought home the championship.

Mortgage rates fell to 6.47% this week, prompting a flurry of refinancing activity. Rates are still much higher than they were a few years ago, however, leaving many homeowners reluctant to move.

Apple isn't acknowledging wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a U.S. District judge. Lawyers in the case have proposed scheduling a Feb. 14 court hearing to review the terms.

The Venezuelan tropical rock band Rawayana joined the electro-cumbia Colombian group Bomba Estéreo in a Miami studio to work on a collaborative single. The songs kept multiplying and the two formed the new super group ASTROPICAL, its self-titled debut out March 7.