Search results for

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Matthew Van Nortwick, a senior firefighter for the city of Washington, N.C., about rescue operations in the area.

The Northeastern U.S. has begun digging out from a record-setting rainstorm that killed more than 40 people and has caused tremendous damage.

In just three days, one year's worth of rain fell on Zhengzhou, a city of 12 million in central China. The resulting flooding in the region has killed dozens of people, and the rain hasn't stopped.

Robert Siegel talks with Andrew Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, about the union's split from the AFL-CIO. Stern formally announced the division at a news conference in Chicago Monday afternoon.

Melissa Block talks with Gibran Peshimam, political editor for The Express Tribune in Karachi, about reaction in Pakistan to last week's American drone strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban leader.

At least four wildfires on Colorado's populous Front Range have caused thousands of people to evacuate and one death. None of the fires are under control and conditions are ripe for more to start.

In West Africa, tiny Benin is riding a coastal building boom — but beneath the cranes and construction, new inequalities are taking hold.

Hurricane Maria knocked out power across the entire island, and many areas lack running water. Doing laundry, turning on the lights, eating dinner: Everyday life has become a constant challenge.

President Bush's final State of the Union address prompts praise from Republicans and a lukewarm reaction from many Democrats.

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on the poultry industry — especially those who work at the processing plants. Hundreds of workers, most of whom are immigrants, have contracted COVID-19.