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Youth climate activists protest on Thursday that representatives of the fossil fuel industry have been allowed inside the venue during the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow.

The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists

More than 500 attendees from the fossil fuel industry are at the climate summit in Glasgow. Their reps have attended climate summits for decades. Some are touting a shift toward renewables.

People jump from a pedestrian bridge at Lake Union Park in Seattle on Sunday as a record-setting heat wave blasts the Pacific Northwest.

The Pacific Northwest Has Limited A/C, Making The Heat Wave More Dangerous

The brutal heat wave is worse for some residents in the region who live in areas where relatively mild summers have meant that many homes don't have air conditioners.

The sign in front of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Administration Center, San Diego, August 13, 2018.

Former Deputy Charged With Murder In Escaped Inmate Shooting Near Jail

A second-degree murder charge was filed Monday against a former San Diego County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot an escaped inmate outside the downtown jail in May.

Composer Huang Ruo gives voice to the dark history of Angel Island

Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo has teamed up with the Del Sol Quartet and vocal ensemble Volti to explore the struggles of Chinese immigrants detained at Angel Island in the early 1900s.

A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to almost 4 million people and shut down airports and icy roads.

Millions Lose Power In Texas, Northern Mexico As Blackouts And Bitter Cold Continue

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the Texas National Guard to move people without heat and power into shelters.

Hurricane Ida has closed schools for more than 250,000 students across Louisiana.

Hurricane Ida's Impact On Students Could Be Worse Than Katrina, Expert Says

Many New Orleans area students had re-enrolled in other schools within two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. This time, one expert predicts "five or six weeks of essentially no learning happening."

Supporters of Mesa County clerk Tina Peters appear at a rally for her last month in Grand Junction, Colo. Peters is under investigation for the unauthorized release of sensitive information about voting equipment.

Voting Data From A Colorado County Was Leaked Online. Now, The Clerk Is In Hiding

A county clerk in Colorado is under investigation after sensitive information about the county's voting machines appeared on conspiracy websites.

Remembering Sen. Bob Dole, former Republican presidential candidate

Dole, who died Dec. 5, represented Kansas in the Senate for 27 years, and was the Republican nominee for president in 1996. He spoke to Fresh Air in '05 about his experiences fighting in World War II.

This 2015 photo provided by Shawn Nolan Chief, Capital Habeas Unit Community Federal Defender Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, shows Dustin Higgs at the Federal Prison in Terre Haute, Ind. Higgs.

U.S. Executes Dustin Higgs In 13th And Final Execution Under Trump Administration

Higgs had been sentenced to death for the 1996 killings of three women. His lawyers had tried to argue that his diagnosis of COVID-19 would make death by lethal injection "cruel."

Environmental groups focused on climate change want to eliminate natural gas use in buildings, and that includes cooking with gas stoves.

We need to talk about your gas stove, your health and climate change

Americans love their gas stoves, but they pollute homes and are connected to a supply system that leaks methane. That's part of a battle as more people face a decision about switching to electric.

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