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A public radio initiative to bolster local reporting paid off in dividends

California is facing a searing heat wave and a growing number of wildfires — challenges only projected to get worse with climate change.

There's no link between COVID-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a connection have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.

Reid Weingarten, a former public corruption prosecutor, was called a conservative toady and a "lefty" the same day in separate cases. But the system resists the will of any individual, he says.

President John F. Kennedy first announced the mission to the moon in 1961 — well before the U.S. had the equipment to carry it out.

The top-line conclusions are already out — the special counsel didn't establish collusion or obstruction, according to the attorney general. But there might be so much more to learn.

Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill on Monday after an extended summer recess. Debates on gun control, prescription drugs and trade are expected, but bipartisan cooperation on those are elusive.

Goo Hara, a former member of the K-pop group Kara, was found dead in Seoul on Sunday, the second K-pop celebrity death in less than two months. The 28-year-old star had been a target of cyberbullying.

After a delay, the House Intelligence Committee is set to convene its first closed-door deposition with a witness. Meanwhile, President Trump thunders, calling the inquiry a waste of time.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with James Comey, who was director of the FBI when the inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election began, about an inspector general report on the inquiry's origins.