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As thousands of firefighters are deployed to major wildfires in California and other western states, this is the first big test as to whether new COVID-19 safety protocols are working.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Monique Dixon of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, about the organization's suggestions for improving transparency in police contracts.

Attorneys for President Trump say they've provided investigators with scores of witness interviews and tens of thousands of documents, but an interview with the special counsel is not yet scheduled.

A group of federal employees is suing the Trump administration for not getting paid during the partial government shutdown. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with the group's attorney, Heidi Burakiewicz.

In a speech to the U.N. climate summit on Monday, President Biden laid out his strategy for reaching goals to curb emissions — and a plan to help developing countries adapt to climate change.

President Biden toured areas of western Kentucky damaged by a series of powerful tornadoes on Dec. 10 and 11. The president promised the federal government would be there to help people.

States are moving to immediately ban abortions, after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe. Many states have so-called "trigger laws" to ban the procedure in the event of a such a ruling.

Its name alone is terrifying. But infections in humans are both rare and devastating. Here are five things to know about the microscopic brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri.

Failed anti-communist fighters are beginning to emerge from the jungles of Laos, 30 years after defeat. The fighters once worked with the CIA to overthrow the communist government of Laos -- and ran for their lives after the communists won in 1975 -- are finally beginning to leave the jungles of Laos and re-enter society. Doualy Xaykaothao reports from Bangkok.

The collaborative project made by rapper Royce Da 5' 9" and producer DJ Premier is in actual fact a hardcore rap fan's dream come true.