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Since the 1980s, a flock of Vaux's Swifts has been roosting in a Portland chimney during the month of September, on their way to their winter home in Central and South America. Thousands of Portlanders show up to watch them.

As Texas deals with the aftermath of a series of deadly storms, NPR’s Steve Inskeep checks in with Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington.

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as the strongest storm in the island's history, leaving widespread destruction in its wake.

Beshear joined Kentuckian Hadley Duvall in advocating for reproductive rights at the Democratic National Convention Monday night as he made the case for Vice President Kamala Harris.

As hurricane season approaches, the National Weather Service is on a hiring spree to make up for cuts it made last year under the DOGE initiative.

Masons and metal workers are rebuilding the spire on a Medieval church in France that has been missing since a fire destroyed it in the 18th century.

Shortages of drugs ranging from life-saving chemotherapies to basic generics are straining the health care system. Hospitals are adapting to chronic interruptions in the supply of medicines.

Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities is planning for a net zero carbon future. It’s also planning to burn coal through 2066. The planet is…

The Supreme Court allows Texas to implement a law making most abortions illegal. Storm's remnants cause problems for states besides Louisiana. Judge approves Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement.

The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.