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One of the first Puerto Rican stars in the majors but limited by knee issues, he became Boston’s first designated hitter and credits his time as a DH for getting him enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Hundreds of pets have been reported missing after the devastating floods in central Texas. Volunteers have been combing through debris to help reunite them with their owners.

Both major presidential candidates are reimagining swaths of land in the Southwest, much of it federally owned and maintained, as an opportunity to build more housing. Could this work on arid land?

Samuel Kangethe has lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, but an unresolved immigration case has made him deportable. He's decided to return to Kenya, leaving his wife and three children behind.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to John Flickinger, father of Jacob Flickinger, 33, an American Canadian, feeding starving people in Gaza. His son was scheduled to come home just days after Monday's strike.

Storms continue to pummel California. Parts of Santa Barbara as well as the nearby towns of Montecito and Carpenteria have been evacuated due to fears of mudslides. More rain is on the way.

Ukraine calculates the agony of war in many ways. Lives lost, homes destroyed, families turned into refugees. There's also trauma that's harder to measure — the collective mental health crisis.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Mary Ellen O'Toole, a former FBI senior profiler and professor of forensic science, about the latest in the Nancy Guthrie abduction case.

The Pitt and Widow's Bay took home the top prizes in television at the Emmy Awards on Monday night. And actor Matthew Rhys became the first person to win in two lead acting categories in one night.

President-elect Biden promises a diverse Cabinet. Coronavirus cases continue to soar as Rudy Giuliani is the latest Trump official to test positive. Plus, California issues new stay-at-home orders.