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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Crystal Wells, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross, about the organization trying to gain access to the hostages held in Gaza.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Barbara Buffaloe, mayor of Columbia, Mo., who's part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors delegation at the summit, to talk about her city's effort to tackle climate change.

Woodland forest fires are burning with such power and size, no one can remember anything like it. The problem with fires of this intensity is that the forests can't recover — they are completely destroyed.

Geothermal energy has been limited to places with subtera reservoirs of hot water. A new technology being proven in Utah is expanding it to exploit dry hot rock underground.

NPR's David Gura talks to Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen about the passage of a short-term spending bill in the House of Representatives.

Recent deadly violence at an Amazon prison is fueling concern over the vast powers wielded within the country's penal system by armed drug gangs, and the dangers faced by young men in prison awaiting trial or for minor offenses. A veteran convict tells NPR about life behind bars.

The Libyan rebels appeared in be exercising greater control in Tripoli, though sporadic firefights continued. Also, NATO said airstrikes targeted 29 armed vehicles near Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi's hometown.

The Libyan rebels appeared in be exercising greater control in Tripoli, though sporadic firefights continued. Also, NATO said airstrikes targeted 29 armed vehicles near Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi's hometown.

Johnson studied with Ansel Adams in the 1940s and became known as one of the foremost photographers of San Francisco's Black urban culture.

Three police officers and two paramedics faced felony charges in death of McClain, a young Black man not suspected of a crime. Two cops were aquitted.