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Officials investigate deadly Bronx fire that killed 17 people

A day after a fire killed 17 people and injured dozens at an apartment building in the Bronx, residents try to regroup. An investigation is underway.

Burning wood pellets isn't the 'clean energy' it claims to be, critics say

There's a big market sending U.S. wood pellets to Europe to burn as clean energy. But critics say they're not climate-friendly, and their production poses a health hazard for low-income communities.

The headquarters of Purdue Pharma LP, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, are seen in Stamford, Conn.

Purdue Pharma, Sacklers reach $6 billion deal with state attorneys general

The deal, hashed out over weeks of intense negotiations, raises the amount paid by the Sacklers by more than $1 billion. In exchange, the family members win immunity from civil opioid lawsuits.

ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, David Marin and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations team make an arrest at a home in Paramount, Calif., on March 1, 2020.

Biden's limits on ICE offered hope. But immigrant advocates say he's broken promises

The Biden administration promised big changes on immigration enforcement, including limits on whom ICE should arrest and deport. But so far, advocates say the reality is falling short of the rhetoric.

Makiyah Hicks and Jonetta Harrison in front of their high school, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, in Washington, D.C. They are finalists in this year's NPR Student Podcast Challenge for their entry "Loss and Transformation."

These Students Grew Up Around Gun Violence. They Decided It Was Time To Talk About It.

D.C. has long struggled with one of the highest rates of gun violence in the country. Three local students talked to their community about losing their loved ones and living with the grief.

The high-rise apartment building at 6th Avenue and Olive Street is seen here across from Balboa Park, Feb. 4, 2022.

San Diego Bankers Hill high-rise sets statewide precedent on density bonus law

Neighbors attempted to block construction of an apartment building. But an unsuccessful lawsuit will likely end up easing the approval of similar projects.

This artist sketch depicts Guy Wesley Reffitt, left, and his lawyer William Welch, right, in Federal Court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28.

In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty

A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The case has been widely watched by other defendants as a potential bellwether.

Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at 211 San Diego, while standing in front of state Senator Toni Atkins on Friday August 9, 2019.

California likely to extend paid sick leave amid pandemic

California workers would get up to two weeks of paid time off if they get sick from the coronavirus.

Pandemic upends restaurant industry, now comes inflation

Food inflation has forced restaurants and even food suppliers to get creative.

A red-tailed black cockatoo is seen sitting on a branch with the moon behind it. The bird is one of more than 50 featured on the album <em>Songs of Disappearance </em>that features the sounds of many of Australia's endangered birds.

An album made entirely of endangered bird sounds beat Taylor Swift on a top 50 chart

Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country's top 50 albums chart – ahead of Taylor Swift.

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