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A century's worth of fire suppression in forests, drought and heat from climate change, and the "suburbanization" of the woods mean that fires like the Carr Fire in Redding, Calif., are the new norm.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts as Arizona voters head to the polls Tuesday — setting up the race to replace departing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake.

French authorities say they're using this solution to try to supplement existing toilets in heavily congested areas where there are urine issues.

The nonpartisan report says the U.S. needs to undertake a long-term effort to prevent groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaida from getting a foothold in vulnerable countries.

The Trump administration recently announced it was no longer giving money to a program for Palestinian refugees. In cutting the funding, the U.S. shifted away from decades of policy.

Vice President Pence said the two journalists should be "commended — not imprisoned" for exposing human rights abuses in Myanmar. They were handed a seven-year prison sentence, inciting global outcry.

In a newly published index, the Center for Global Development assesses the quantity and quality of aid from 27 wealthy countries.

Armed men raided a hotel in the capital city of Juba in 2016. A military court handed them prison sentences and ordered the government to pay rape victims a sum that their lawyer called "an insult."

A female employee says her audio recordings show that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt held up her pay raise as he pressed her for a sexual relationship.

President Trump has had a terrible week, with two former associates guilty of federal crimes. That story is being told very differently in the right and left-leaning media that many Americans follow.