Forecasters say the storm, which brought heavy rain and coastal flooding, is a preview of what may be in store as California braces for a possibly record-setting El Niño.

In a highly competitive Washington congressional race, the incumbent Democrat has angered part of her party base and the ...

The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the ...

A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat ...

People who lose their jobs in this economy are taking longer to find new work. Nearly four in ten people exhaust their ...

Madi Bolanos and Anna Sussman's new podcast We Are Jane Doe, by KQED and Snap Studios, investigates rampant sex abuse at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, Ca.

As attacks continue to mount on shipping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a seafarer's union official says some crews are being offered big rewards for making the crossing.

NPR's Joel Rose speaks with Lindsay Owens, president of the economic think tank Groundwork Collaborative, about how companies using data to transform the products and prices customers see.

NPR producers and film buffs Marc Rivers and Kathryn Fink reflect on when a film they showed their significant others didn't go over so well.

Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he would have surgery this week to remove a "localized nodule" in his lung. Leo said the nodule was found at a "very early stage" with doctors recommending surgery.

Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda.

The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the ...