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The scene this morning after a BNSF train carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in the west-central Minnesota town of Raymond early Thursday, March 30, 2023, and residents living near the scene were evacuated in the middle of the night.

A train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, evacuation lifted

Twenty-two cars, including 10 carrying ethanol, derailed west of Minneapolis; four are on fire. The derailment's cause is under investigation.

Meet the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest community

With entries filmed in deserts and on mountains, in basements and bedrooms, alongside four-legged friends and more, this video features some of the many entries we received to this year's Contest.

NPR announced it would cease posting to Twitter after the social media platform labeled the nonprofit "Government-funded Media."

NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'

NPR's official Twitter feeds have gone silent. The news organization cites the social media platform's decision to question NPR's editorial independence through a series of inaccurate labels.

Barrett Strong, an early Motown star, has died at 81

Barrett Strong, longtime Motown songwriter, who was responsible for such megahits as "I Heard It Throgh the Grapevine" has died at age 81.

In this handout image supplied by the European Space Agency on July 16, 2008, the Echus Chasma, one of the largest water source regions on Mars, is pictured from ESA's Mars Express.

Here is the first livestream from Mars — a rare, almost real-time look into space

On Friday afternoon, spectators had a chance to see the most current images of Mars possible — which take 3 to 22 minutes to reach Earth — courtesy of the European Space Agency.

More than two decades after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, the five men accused have still not gone to trial, and four presidential administrations have wrestled with the Guantánamo problem.

A year after plea talks began, the 9/11 case is still in limbo, frustrating families

Settlement talks began a year ago in the 9/11 terrorism case. But little progress has been made, dragging out the future of the problem-plagued U.S. military court and prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

The search for a church that isn't a church

Plenty of Americans consider themselves to be unaffiliated from any religious institution. Yet for some, including Perry Bacon, the pull to a community like a church remains strong.

Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Wednesday.

In a historic shift, Pope Francis allows women to vote at bishops' meetings

Catholic women's groups that have long criticized the Vatican for treating women as second-class citizens immediately praised the move as historic in the 2,000-year life of the church.

Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, seen here in an interview on MSNBC, alleged there was a hostile environment riven by sexism and antisemitism when she worked on Tucker Carlson's show.

Fox pays $12 million to resolve suit alleging bias at Tucker Carlson's show

Ex-producer Abby Grossberg alleged Tucker Carlson created a workplace defined by bigotry and sexism. Her case factored into Carlson's ouster from Fox News and the settlement of another major lawsuit.

Troops from 27 countries wrapped up one of the largest NATO war games since the 1980s in Norway.

NATO troops conducted a routine war exercise in the Arctic. This year felt different

Troops from 27 countries wrapped up one of the largest NATO war games since the 1980s — in the Arctic. Russia's war in Ukraine made the exercise feel like more than a game.

Fox News Channel and other conservative media largely leapt to former President Donald Trump's defense after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago resort. Here, Fox star and ally Sean Hannity (left) interviews Trump before a campaign rally in 2018 in Las Vegas.

Analysis: Fox and right-wing media snap to Trump's defense after FBI search

After FBI agents searched Mar-a-Lago, Fox News stars and right-wing media outlets largely defended former President Donald Trump, claiming he was a victim of politics.

Rocks retrieved from a mine in Muzo, Colombia, show some of what makes the country the biggest producer of high-value emeralds.

Inside the emerald mines that make Colombia a global giant of the green gem

NPR ventures into a Colombian emerald mine — which used to be more dangerous, with potential explosions inside and gunfights outside. The CEO, a former U.S. diplomat, says he wanted to change that.

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