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Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening hundreds of miles away.

The Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, is now the single biggest opposition bloc in Jordan's 138-member parliament, winning one-fifth of the seats this week.

Girl spending was one of the most powerful economic forces in 2023. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concerts boosted local and national economies. World leaders begged Taylor Swift to come and perform.

Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.

San Diego-based Illumina and the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance hope decoding individual DNA sequences will help minimize the risk facing koalas.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and several local officials spoke in favor of Proposition 1, but one organization says this measure is a broken promise.

The state is working on electronic benefit cards with security chips, but is behind schedule.

If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?

Nursing aides feel abandoned as they grapple with mental and physical troubles that stem from their work during the COVID outbreak.

The return of Starliner has been indefinitely delayed, but NASA and Boeing say the astronauts will use the spaceship to get home — eventually.