Hundreds of State Department staff are bracing for layoffs after a Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for sweeping federal cuts — and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slashing deep.

NPR talks with retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who coordinated military relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, about the search for people believed missing after the Texas floods.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Texas state Rep. Joe Moody about failed legislation that would have enhanced emergency response measures in Texas. Moody was one of the bill's sponsors.

Amazon Prime Day is underway this week, and it's actually four days long. This year, it offers a gut check on the state of selling — and shopping — as President Trump's tariffs loom.

The State Department says it's investigating an incident where an AI-generated voice posing as Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent messages to some foreign ministers and U.S. officials.

A South Korean court approved the new arrest of former President Yoon on charges related to his imposition of martial law in ...

Grand Canyon National Park officials say a 67-year-old man died Tuesday while hiking on the South Kaibab Trail.

Firefighters began working a small wildfire near A1 Mountain about 6 miles west of Flagstaff Wednesday afternoon.

Nine thousand city workers in Philadelphia have been on strike for higher pay. Sanitation workers, 911 dispatchers and other municipal employees have been on strike for days.

Richard Greenberg, the Tony Award-winning playwright behind Take Me Out, has died at a nursing home in Manhattan. He was 67.

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing ...

President Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting an attempted coup following his loss in the 2022 election.