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Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.

The president once again got sidetracked and mired in a controversy of his own creation for a week. He has a chance to move on this week to more pressing things of substance, but can he?

At the women's NCAA final, Angel Reese of LSU waved her hand in front of her face while glaring at Iowa's Caitlin Clark. Here's what the gesture means and why it sent social media into a tizzy.

Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.

The Yonkers Police Department has never reflected the demographics of the community it serves. In order to change that, it is reaching out to more Black recruits.

A neighbor recalls the girl saying in her final moments, "Why did this happen to me? I didn't do anything bad to them."

The billionaire gave employees of his newly-purchased company until Thursday evening to commit to "being extremely hardcore" and staying or take a severance package.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Berlin-based journalist Peter Kuras about right-wing extremism in the German military.

Beloved Hollywood mountain lion P-22 was euthanized over the weekend due to health issues. His story highlights both the plight of urban wildlife and groundbreaking efforts to protect it.