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Brianna Fruean, a Samoan member of the Pacific Climate Warriors, speaks at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday.

For Brianna Fruean, the smell of mud drives home the need for climate action

Many island nations have the most to lose when it comes to the climate crisis. But at the COP26 U.N. climate summit, they insist they aren't victims, they're warriors.

The problems in the San Francisco neighborhood Tenderloin — homelessness, poverty, substance abuse and crime — have plagued the area for decades.

Overdoses far exceed COVID deaths in a San Francisco district. The mayor has a plan

San Francisco Mayor London Breed's recent emergency declaration will allow the city to fast-track social services to address drug overdoses and crime.

What we know about the omicron variant

The omicron variant of the not been found in the United States yet. Here's what's we known about it, how dangerous it's likely to be, and whether vaccines or new drugs will be effective against it.

A pipe sits next a grinder full of ground marijuana, Dec. 9, 2019.

5 medical cannabis businesses get OK to expand, sell recreational weed

Located in unincorporated communities, the five facilities will now be able to sell edibles, drinkable marijuana products and branded merchandise, expand by 10,000 square feet and transfer business licenses among existing permit holders.

A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle boatcrew heads toward a capsized 175-foot commercial lift boat April 13 searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Commercial Boat Capsizes South Of Louisiana; Coast Guard Rescues 6

Severe weather may have caused a 129-foot lift boat to capsize in the Gulf of Mexico about 8 miles south of Port Fourchon. It's unclear how many people remain at sea.

How do you get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? The answer varies state by state.

How To Sign Up For A COVID-19 Vaccine In Your State

Use NPR's tool to find out where to start when it's your turn to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Plus, helpful advice about how to navigate the system.

With meatpacking plants reducing processing capacity nationwide, U.S. hog farmers are bracing or an unprecedented crisis: the need to euthanize millions of pigs.

Millions Of Pigs Will Be Euthanized As Pandemic Cripples Meatpacking Plants

As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing.

The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., sits at the center of what top Democrats and some ethics advisers see as a unique web of conflicts of interest.

District Of Columbia Sues Inaugural Committee For 'Grossly Overpaying' At Trump Hotel

President Trump's inaugural committee spent more than a million dollars renting event space at the hotel in January 2017, a cost that D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine says is far above market rate.

A San Diego police car parked in downtown San Diego, Oct. 24, 2018.

Regional Police Academy Classes Suspended Due To COVID-19 Cases

Two police academy courses at a Miramar College- based law enforcement training institute were on hold Wednesday due to more than two dozen cases of COVID-19 among its students and staffers.

A 2018 survey found about 43% of teens said they feel pressure to only post content on social media that makes them look good to others.

Whistleblower's testimony has resurfaced Facebook's Instagram problem

Teen users of the platform say it fosters feelings of inadequacy and insecurity — especially among girls.

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