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Several large wildfires continue to rage out of control in Los Angeles County. At least 10 people have been killed, according to the LA County Medical Examiner, and thousands have fled their homes.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Beth Minnick, who lives just outside of Damascus, Va., and saw her neighbor's home wash away in the storm system that was Hurricane Helene.

The miniatures, each displayed in a piece of luggage, capture telling details — a blooming plant in a flowerpot, a kid's tricycle covered in dust, holes punched by bombs.

Nikki Haley was raised in the small town of Bamberg, S.C. As she faces the GOP primary in her home state, it's in her hometown that she sees support — and skepticism.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Zach Van Meter, a private equity investor who organized the Commercial Task Force to help evacuate people from Afghanistan, and get them resettled in another country.

As Russia bombs Ukraine, many Ukrainians in the U.S. are trying to help their country, but are finding challenges as normal shipping channels are broken with dangerous roads and blocked ports.

The potential wealth from oil development was irresistible — even as Guyana faces worsening floods. Its leaders call for aggressive global action to combat climate change.

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Waveland, Miss. A deadly and destructive storm surge nearly 30 feet high washed away the town. Twenty years later, it's still trying to recover.

The economic collapse of Venezuela has pushed its healthcare system to the brink. The disaster is now adding to the stress.

Rescuers working to dig out and identify corpses from last year's anti-ISIS offensive in Raqqa estimate there were "thousands" of civilian casualties. The U.S.-led coalition acknowledges 104.