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Dan Chaon's short stories depict the weight and strain of mourning with impressive sensitivity and authenticity.

Millions are suffering through extreme heat, and nights don't bring much relief. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ashley Ward, director of Duke University's Heat Policy Innovation Hub.

Most of Beverly Pickering's dog walking and pet sitting business relies on people traveling. People aren't doing that much these days.

Texas is one of 24 states driving the lawsuit against Obama's climate change initiative. But some of the state's energy companies transitioning toward cleaner sources support the new regulations.

Northwest Iowa voters on Tuesday moved five office seekers onto the November election ballot in Iowa legislative races.

Usually foreign diplomats try to stay out of U.S. politics. But for Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., this is a hard time to stay silent. He's worried about what Donald Trump is saying about Ukraine and Russia on the campaign trail.

Authorities say truck drivers to move the food, water, medicine and other items around the island are scarce, as is diesel. Whether roads are too damaged is disputed. Crates are stacking up.

Chicago and Cleveland are both cities with real problems. But while their baseball teams played out the World Series, Indians fans and Cubs fans connected and commiserated with each other.

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will have a ceremonial swearing on Monday. After the highly partisan confirmation fight, concerns about the public's perception of the court are front and center.

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. nearly 20 years ago. But with this year's record-setting outbreak, are we close to measles making a sustained comeback?