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A system developed in the Netherlands for insulating existing homes has proven to be so cost-effective that it has attracted the attention of New York state, which plans to copy it.

As the Biden administration looks for ways to speed up the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan, the Defense Department has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.

Rescue crews are searching amid shattered homes and tangled debris for dozens of people still missing after heavy rain sent floodwaters surging through middle Tennessee.

The current COVID-19 surge shows few signs of abating. New coronavirus cases keep rising as hospitals remain crowded and even overrun.

A tropical storm hitting the Northeast has weakened into a tropical depression. The storm unleashed downpours over a region already saturated by heavy rain.

Josh And Cassie Sutton hiked the trail along with their son Harvey, who earned the nickname "Little Man" from his fellow hikers. The Suttons covered the miles from Georgia to Maine in about 200 days.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo marks his final day in office on Monday. Cuomo resigned after a sexual harassment scandal and will be replaced by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Alicia Fernandez of UC San Francisco about new figures showing a steeper decline in life expectancy for Black and Latino populations, driven largely by the pandemic.

The court released a list of people expected to testify in the judicial inquiry of Eric Garner's 2014 death. Garner's family says not enough was done by the city and police to investigate his death.

A drift-prone herbicide called dicamba continues to plague the Midwest, despite promises to end the problem from the chemical's backers. A top seed industry executive now has joined dicamba's critics.