Destructive winds not seen in more than a decade have led to multiple fires burning across Southern California. Here's the latest information.

Our guts are home to trillions of microbes that are crucial for our health. A large new study finds the key to a healthy microbiome is eating lots of plants -- even when you also eat meat.

James Lee Williams was best known as "The Vivienne," a drag queen who competed in the TV show Dancing On Ice, starred in musical theatre in London, and won the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race U.K.

The Santa Ana winds are fueling wildfires in southern California. Usually, they stay at higher altitudes, but this time, they dropped lower and squeezed through mountain passes.

The Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank, has spent weeks weeks besieging the Jenin refugee camp. The tussle for power is also a fight over different visions for the Palestinian people.

At least two people are dead as a result of the wildfires in Los Angeles, more than 1,000 homes destroyed. Officials now worry about manpower and water shortages.

More cities are looking to green projects to fight climate change. Chicago is now powering all its municipal buildings with 100% renewable energy and the city helped finance a major solar farm.

Syrians are now visiting the seaside villa of the ousted President Bashir al-Assad. The compound had been off-limits since it was built for the Assad family 50 years ago.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Barry Rosen, one of the 52 Americans held in Iran during the hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, on President Jimmy Carter's quest to bring about their safe release.

The side effects of cancer also affect many peoples' intimate lives, but the medical community doesn't always provide them with support.

The singer Brenton Wood had a string of infectious soul and R&B hits in the 1960s. Wood died on Jan. 3 at the age of 83.

Pacific Palisades resident Adria Kloke shares her experience of fleeing the wildfires in California on Tuesday.