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Federal firefighters say they are again facing staff issues and low morale. Reforms to fix pay and hire more firefighters have stalled at U.S. agencies — despite promises to Congress.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about horse deaths, suspicious sports betting, and upsets in the NHL playoffs.

Heavy snow in large swaths of Japan has killed 17 and injured more than 90 people and left hundreds of homes without power, disaster management officials said Monday.

We look at the role polling has played during the election season — especially since there have been fewer polls this time around.

The 2022 Florida Python Challenge kicked off Friday morning in Florida. The competition is actually a conservation effort to remove Burmese pythons, an invasive species with a massive appetite, from the Florida Everglades.

The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet U.N. goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.

Film and TV writers are now in their 8th week of a strike against the major film studios. Both sides are at odds with what is exactly meant by "writing" in Hollywood's new streaming model.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the state can proceed with a $500 million bridge between the mainland and North Carolina's Outer Banks, despite the objections of environmental and citizens' groups.

While county leaders are pleased with his progress, Wilmington Housing Authority Director Tyrone Garrett missed his goal of getting all the families displaced by the mold crisis back home by the end of 2022. Residents, especially in those communities still waiting after years for remediation work, are frustrated.

Election Day is Tuesday, but expect this election to go on a while. Close races, rules changes and a conspiratorial environment all may lead to delays.