A Northern California wildfire has injured several people and destroyed homes
About 7,500 people in the town of Weed and several nearby communities in Northern California were under evacuation orders.
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Jane Fonda says she has cancer and is undergoing treatment
"I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," the actress, activist, and former fitness guru told her Instagram followers on Friday.
A swimming cap made for Black hair gets official approval after previous Olympic ban
FINA, the governing body for international swim competitions, had rejected the design of Soul Cap's head covering ahead of last year's Olympics.
Bed Bath & Beyond will close 150 stores and slash 20% of its workforce to cut costs
The home goods giant struggled to overhaul its supply chain and convince customers to buy its new, private label merchandise that replaced popular national brands.
Water systems failures in Jackson, Miss., force schools to return to remote learning
The failure of the water systems in Jackson, Miss., has forced public schools to return to remote learning — something school leaders had hoped to never do again after the COVID pandemic.
A new Minneapolis teachers' contract is the center of a debate over diversity
A Minneapolis school district contract drew a storm of conservative media coverage. A lawsuit alleges the district is racially discriminating against white teachers to protect teachers of color.
This teacher survived the Uvalde shooting. Here's why she is returning to the job
This year, as Nicole Ogburn prepares her classroom, her first priority is not the decorations she usually spends the summer picking out. Instead, it's buying things to make the classroom safer.
Share the ways abortion laws have affected you, big and small
NPR is asking for your submissions to capture the variety of ways the new abortion laws across the country are having an impact on people's lives.
What a special master does, as told by a special master
Donald Trump has asked for an independent review of materials seized from Mar-a-Lago. A special master tells NPR that the primary qualification is remaining neutral, which isn't easy.
Jehovah's Witnesses resume door-to-door visits for the first time since the pandemic
"I've been looking forward to this day," said one member of the faith. "When I rang the first doorbell this morning, a total calm came over me. I was back where I needed to be."