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A new study finds that smoke from massive wildfires has eroded about a quarter of the air quality gains from the last few decades.

The suspect remains at large more than 24 hours after the deadliest mass shooting of 2023. A statewide manhunt led officers to Robert Card's home in Bowdoin, Maine, but there's still no sign of him.

In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

A startup called PimEyes allows anyone to identify a stranger within seconds with just a photo of the person's face. The technology has alarmed privacy advocates worldwide.

Many residents had just finished a morning of festivities and were leaving church in Chernihiv, north of Kyiv, when a Russian missile struck the city's center, heavily damaging a theater building.

The Ferry Building has been a beacon to incoming ferry riders since the late 1890s. Threatened by rising sea levels, the waterfront city is considering drastic measures to save its historic shoreline.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to dozens of species — and to an ongoing political fight over oil and gas. Now, the Biden administration is hoping ending oil and gas leases will be a win.

Dancers from the Star Garden topless bar voted in favor of joining Actors' Equity Association, becoming the only group of organized strippers in the U.S. Employers have agreed to recognize the union.

West Long Branch, NJ – Public opinion on an assault weapons ban has shifted from majority backing to a split decision. Support for background checks remains high, though not quite as strong as it was last year. The Monmouth University Poll also finds that half of the country believes the frequency of mass shootings will increase over the next five years.

NPR's Scott Simon looks at just how prevalent guns have become in American society, compared to smartphones and cars.

NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.

Francesca Gino, a prominent behavioral science professor at Harvard Business School, has been accused of fabricating data in studies than span over a decade, and most recently in 2020.