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The Camp Fire Destroyed 11,000 Homes. A Year Later Only 11 Have Been Rebuilt
A year after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history devastated Paradise, the state grapples with tough questions about how to rebuild in the era of worsening wildfires....
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Indian Supreme Court Rules Disputed Territory Belongs To Hindus
The territory, in northern India, was the site of a 16th century mosque, torn down in 1992 by Hindu extremists. Judges paved the way on Saturday for a Hindu temple to be built there. (Image credit:...
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3 Dead In Australian Bushfires As Country Braces For Summer
Several fires across New South Wales continue to burn as conditions in the area — two years or more of drought, hot and dry winds, little to no rainfall — have spurred the blazes. (Image credit:...
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Instagram Will Test Hiding 'Likes' On Some U.S. Accounts Starting Next Week
"The idea is to try to 'depressurize' Instagram, make it less of a competition," the company's CEO Adam Mosseri announced on Friday. (Image credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for WIRED)
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Republicans Ask For Whistleblower, Hunter Biden To Testify In Impeachment...
Republican Rep. Devin Nunes said that calling these witnesses would help ensure the impeachment probe "treats the President with fairness." Democrats are unlikely to approve the entire request. (Image...
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You Can Get A Master's In Medical Cannabis In Maryland
The University of Maryland, Baltimore, now has a master's program dedicated to the science and therapeutics of medical weed because of a growing number of students looking for expertise in the field....
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Studying The Ripple Effects Of Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice
Scientists have frozen their ship to an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the Arctic is represented in climate models. (Image...
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As Backcountry Travelers Shift Load To Goats, National Forests Eye Risks
Hikers and hunters have long relied on horses, mules and llamas to carry gear on long backcountry trips. Now, many are getting into goats. Many say they're superior, but critics see risks to wildlife....
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Skywatchers In North America Hope For Clear Skies To See Transit Of Mercury
Monday morning, the solar system's innermost planet will begin a 5.5-hour march across the disc of the sun. All you need to see it are clear skies and access to a telescope with a sun filter. (Image...
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Skeptics Urge Bevin To Show Proof Of Fraud Claims, Warning Of Corrosive Effects
Elections specialists worry that politicians' scurrilous claims about voter fraud — when it seldom has a decisive effect on outcomes — erode confidence in democracy. (Image credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via...
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'Like Getting My Father Back': WWII POW's Art Returned To His Family
Howard Weistling dreamed of becoming a great comic strip artist, but he felt compelled to enlist in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He eventually created a comic while a prisoner of war in Germany....
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Who Will Decide On The Dalai Lama's Successor — His Supporters Or Beijing?
"The Dalai Lama's reincarnation is a civilizational struggle between China and Tibetans over who controls Tibetan Buddhism," says Amitabh Mathur, a former Indian government adviser on Tibetan affairs....
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500 Years Later, The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico Is Still Being Debated
The meeting of Aztec Emperor Montezuma II and Hernán Cortés and the events that followed weigh heavily in Mexico half a millennium later. (Image credit: Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns Amid Widespread Protests Over Election...
The announcement comes after an audit found "clear manipulation" of a computer system, which affected the final count of October's vote. Unrest prompted by fraud allegations has led to three deaths....
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6 Killed And 100 Injured In Latest Security Forces Crackdown In Baghdad Protests
Since the clashes started last month, more than 300 protesters have been killed and 15,000 others wounded. Protesters demand overhauls to the country's political system and an end to corruption....
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Whistleblower Offer To Field Written Questions Stands, But GOP Seeks Public...
House Republicans want the anonymous wistleblower to appear in-person, but they have not responded to an offer to have the unnamed individual answer written questions under oath. (Image credit: Susan...
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How San Diego's Utility Companies Are Working To Prevent Wildfires
In California, power company PG&E is using blackouts to prevent its equipment from starting wildfires. But San Diego's utility doesn't use widespread outages because of changes it made a decade ago.
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A Move To Create More Mentors Among Women Veterans
Dozens of women who work in special operations recently met in Southern California to find ways to encourage female troops to stay in the military or help them transition to rewarding civilian jobs.
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Here's How Some Witnesses Are Prepped To Testify Before Congress
NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews attorney-at-law Stanley Brand about how he prepares witnesses before they testify before Congress.
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Evangelical Christians On Faith And Politics
In, Part 1 of a two-part conversation with evangelical Christians in Fayetteville, N.C. about faith and politics, we talk about issues on their minds and impeachment.
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