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In Meg Medina's new novel, a young girl becomes a sea ghost and must learn to find meaning in the afterlife. She talks to NPR's Scott Simon about "Graciela in the Abyss."

Search efforts continue for people still missing after Friday's floods, as questions swirl over what went wrong. Here's what we know so far.

'Tis the season for a handful of familiar Christmas songs to monopolize the top spots on the Billboard pop chart. But a few newer songs are making a play to join the annual holiday jukebox.

President Trump signed bipartisan legislation Wednesday toughening criminal penalties for fentanyl traffickers. But some drug policy experts worry about funding for drug treatment and health care.

We look at the anticipated impact of of the USAID funding freeze, which helped some of the poorest people around the world. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the matter.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Kerry, former secretary of state and Biden-era climate envoy, about the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France.

It's been one year since a flood tore through Waverly, Tenn., and killed 20 people. There's been lots of effort to rebuild, but it's still unclear if the town will ever be the same.

Most people who bet on sports do it responsibly. But for some, online sports apps can lead to problem gambling with devastating results. There are ways to spot when fun is becoming a problem.

A big protest marked the beginning of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. But by the end of the week, the mood had changed to focus on the RNC's effect on the local community.

Violent storms and tornadoes swept across Iowa on Tuesday, leaving multiple people dead and dozens injured. The city of Greenfield in southwestern Iowa took a direct hit from a powerful twister.