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With research projects on hold due to social distancing guidelines, many scientists are being forced to decide what to do with the creatures that they study.

Each spring male greater sage grouse gather at sunrise to put on a display in a communal breeding ground called a “lek” – as they show in this audio from a video from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

A country home on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., provided a respite and a summer getaway for a president mired in the Civil War.

The partial government shutdown won't end before Dec. 27. Negotiations continue, but President Trump maintains that any bill has to include money for his wall, a demand Democrats still reject.

A therapeutic youth home in Sheridan, Wyoming is closing its doors this spring after multiple states have dropped contracts with its parent company nationwide due to reports of violence, abuse and a death at another facility. When Normative Services Inc. Academy closes in March, nearly 50 kids from Montana will need to be transferred elsewhere.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mayor Dan Rivera of Lawrence, Mass., about a series of natural gas explosions on Thursday that burned homes and resulted in one death.

Home insurance is becoming more expensive and increasingly difficult to get in states that are on the front lines of climate change. And some of the potential solutions aren't politically popular.

The Texas primary offers Super Tuesday's biggest prize: 155 delegates, split proportionally. It's Ted Cruz's home state, a place he should win big. But he's up against the juggernaut of Donald Trump.

The average mortgage rate in the U.S. is now over 7%, its highest level in more than 20 years. That has some homeowners feeling locked in, tethered to their low interest rates and unable to move.

Some nursing homes and long-term-care facilities say they're struggling to fill shifts as certified nursing assistants opt for unemployment benefits during the pandemic.