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There are no federal worker protections from extreme heat even as climate change makes deadly heat waves more likely. Oregon has passed emergency rules and is educating the public on how to stay safe.

Two scientists at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT say the newly developed test is so simple it could conceivably be done in someone's kitchen.

The listing describes the Proud Boys as a violent neofascist organization whose members "espouse misogynistic, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant, and/or white supremacist ideologies."

The new guidance will apply to veterans who were forced from service under the policy and given "other than honorable discharges" due to their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with podcast host Chika Uwazie about leaving Nigeria due to a political atmosphere which set off a social media crackdown, threats and economic consequences.

The tiny helicopter took off and hovered briefly — the first such flight on another planet. The Perseverance rover kept tabs on the mission from a viewing point about 60 yards away.

Even before the pandemic, it was difficult to hire childcare staff because the positions are undervalued and poorly paid.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Texas law clashes with Supreme Court precedent and could be a model for how states could put other constitutional rights in jeopardy.

The jury has now deliberated for about 23 hours, including nearly an hour spent reviewing versions of two key videos that captured Rittenhouse's first deadly encounter that night.

This weekend in the arts: PHES Gallery, Mortis Studio, indie film for kids, pottery studio tours, "Hope for the Holidays" choral concert, poetry at Centro Cultural de la Raza and Broadway's "My Fair Lady."