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As life under climate change grows more difficult, one group says cash aid can help

Many of the world's poorest places are getting even more difficult to live in as climate change fuels an upswing in natural disasters. One group says cash aid can help.

Ex-U.S. deputy assistant AG on Trump administration's narrative around ICE shooting

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Elliot Williams, a former U.S. deputy assistant attorney general, about the Trump administration's narrative around the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an ICE agent.

Mario, a former member of the military linked to Colombia's "false positives" scandal, joins forensic work at Neiva's Central Cemetery on April 30, 2025 — part of a Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) mandated effort to restore justice and aid victims. Photo: Nathalia Angarita for NPR

Exhuming the past: ex-Colombian soldiers help recover victims of their own crimes

In Colombia, former soldiers accused of atrocities during the country's guerilla war are helping to locate and exhume remains of their civilian victims.

Many over-the-counter pain medications are available, but are they all the same? And how much should you really take?

How does acetaminophen work? Over-the-Counter Painkillers 101

The president and his deputies tied autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy. Refresh your knowledge on safe and effective use of common painkillers with these tips from health professionals.

People walk past damage from Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Federal forecasters predict 8 to 14 named storms, including tropical storms and hurricanes, will form in the Atlantic in 2026.

Forecasters expect slightly fewer hurricanes than usual this year, but the risk of destructive storms is still high

Forecasters expect 8 to 14 storms will form in the Atlantic between June 1 and November 30. But the danger is more serious than the numbers suggest.

Troy Jackson takes the stage at Maine Democrats' nominating convention in Bangor on July 25.

Platner energized Maine's Democrats. Jackson's challenge is to keep them engaged

Democrats have a new candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine: Troy Jackson. In one of the country's most closely-watched races, he'll have less than 100 days to make his case.

President Trump speaks at a podium at the White House.

Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm. And, the U.S. economy slowed a bit

President Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to completely disarm and Israeli forces to withdraw from Gaza. And, the U.S. economy slowed some, but Americans continued to spend.

Some 350,000 Haitian migrants are set to lose their temporary legal status next week. Many have had children in the U.S., and now face an agonizing choice: if deported, should they take their U.S. citizen children to a still-dangerous Haiti? Families at this Haitian church in San Diego are leaning on faith as they brace for an uncertain future.

Families brace for separation as Haitians set to lose protected status next week

A Supreme Court ruling stripped Haitian migrants of their temporary legal status. Those with U.S.-born children face an agonizing choice if deported: Should they take them to a still-dangerous Haiti?

Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives at No. 10 Downing St. in London on Monday.

Andy Burnham becomes U.K. prime minister

In a transition of power presided over by King Charles, Andy Burnham has replaced Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Both are from the center-left Labour Party.

President Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after signing a series of executive orders, including a pardon for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, in the Oval Office at the White House in February 2025.

How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption

At least 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators with corruption offenses have been pardoned by President Trump in the last year, undermining the fight against public corruption.

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