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Israeli military strikes in Rafah were part of an operation to rescue two Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7. There were initial reports that at least 50 Palestinians were killed in the raid.

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of the northeast on Monday. Climate change is fueling more intense rainstorms that drop more water in shorter periods of time.

Forecasters are using language rarely uttered when it comes to hurricanes like Helene. They're warning people of Florida's Big Bend region to prepare for an "unsurvivable" 20-foot storm surge.

The EPA issued a final rule requiring water systems to replace all lead pipes within 10 years. Water advocates lauded the rule as a public health victory, but say there's much work to be done.

New York City-based content creator Isabel Klee is known for fostering some of the hardest-to-place dogs. She's written a memoir, "Dogs, Boys, And Other Things I've Cried About."

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Wally Ziens, a former NYPD detective and hostage negotiator, about the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie.

The Americans had been heavy favorites to top the Bosnians, but the game became a nailbiter in the second half when a red card on U.S. striker Folarin Balogun set the U.S. on their heels.

Authorities in France and Spain say some of their wildfires are mostly contained, but others are blazing on and a new wave of extreme heat is raising fears of more fires to come.

Michael Sullivan is NPR's Senior Asia Correspondent. He moved to Hanoi to open NPR's Southeast Asia Bureau in 2003. Before that, he spent six years as NPR's South Asia correspondent based in but seldom seen in New Delhi.

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.