A new study finds that a megatsunami in Alaska pushed water more than 1,500 feet up the sides of a fjord near Juneau. Researchers say more monitoring is needed to prevent future catastrophes.

About 40 passengers on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak previously disembarked on the South Atlantic island of St.

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Ted Turner is being remembered as the founder of CNN, but he was also someone who used his wealth for environmental stewardship.

President Trump has signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that sets eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as the administration's highest priority.

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Trump calls off an effort to take control of Strait of Hormuz from Iran, citing progress on talks, but the blockade remains.

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Tiny Desk Contest judge Bobby Carter introduces us to finalists The King Will Come, a 15-member group based in Utah.

Ohio's primary results are in setting up what's expected to be expensive contests for the state's governor and U.S. Senate and House races that could help determine the balance of power in Congress.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with antisemitism scholar Brendan McGeever about why we're seeing a rise in antisemitism in the U.K. and what the government can do about it.