The fires burning across Los Angeles have affected tens of thousands of people, including athletes and staff for the city's ...

In one of their first moves as a newly-reconfigured board, the Josephine County commissioners unanimously decided to ...

In a Friday letter to Kotek, then-deputy Secretary of State Cheryl Myers wrote that auditors found allegations in the ...

Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate amid the uncontained wildfires. NPR member station LAist spoke to ...

Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the fight to contain the flames has put immense ...

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.

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 visited a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C., to see how residents and staff are faring during a cold emergency. The ...

NPR visited a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C., to see how residents and staff are faring during a cold emergency. The shelter is busy year-round, though the frigid weather brings in more people.

Research shows that 5-minute walking breaks every half hour offset the harm of too much sitting. But that is easier said than ...

A total of 240 Oregon firefighters and 60 engines are being sent to help protect communities threatened by the Southern California wildfires.

Although the Santa Anas are a routine part of life for people living in southern California, the winds are particularly violent and destructive this time around, experts say.