Israel launches attack on Syrian government forces near Damascus
Israel attacked Syrian government forces near Damascus in what is says is a bid to protect a religious minority there. Clashes between Druze and Sunni Muslim fighters have killed at least 20 people.
An ex-hotshot crew member turns from fighting fires to writing about them
Kevin Goodan used to be a U.S. Forest Service firefighter. Now he's a poet. He talks to NPR's Noel King about his new collection of poetry: Spot Weather Forecast.
More details are coming out about the deadly Astroworld Festival
As more lawsuits are filed in the aftermath of Friday's rap concert in Houston, questions continue to surface about what happened and why. Eight people were crushed and dozens more injured.
Vaccinated travelers are allowed to enter the U.S. for the first time in months
After the reopening of the Southern border with Mexico for vaccinated travelers, U.S. communities along the border hope for a boost in commerce, and families look for a return to normalcy.
Scuba diver in Wisconsin finds a 1,200-year-old canoe
Maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen was exploring Lake Mendota when she saw what might have been a log. Instead it was a 15-foot-long dugout canoe which was carved somewhere around the year 800.
First lady Jill Biden stops by historic Virginia school's vaccine clinic
The first school to administer the polio vaccine in 1954 in McLean, Va., was also the scene for the kickoff of a White House drive to get kids vaccinated for COVID-19.
News brief: Jan. 6 subpoenas, Supreme Court preview, India's climate challenge
The Jan. 6 House panel issues more subpoenas for ex-Trump officials. A look at two cases before the Supreme Court Tuesday. And, India's rapid development has left it with many environmental issues.
Supreme Court preview: prayer during execution, Supplementary Security Income
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Garrett Epps of the Washington Monthly, who's also a professor of law at the University of Oregon, about what the Supreme Court has on its docket Tuesday.
Passengers arriving at London's Heathrow Airport got a fishy surprise
Passengers expected their baggage to be on the carousel, but they received nearly 100 boxes neatly wrapped in blue. British Airways hasn't said how the luggage was swapped for a cargo of frozen fish.
India's environmental issues have been made worse by global warming
Unusually heavy rains. Toxic smog. A poisoned river in the capital New Delhi. India's rapid development has left it with many environmental challenges, on top of erratic weather from climate change.
A New York couple endures the effects of long-term COVID
The COVID-19 "long-haulers" continue to describe the symptoms they've experienced after contracting the virus. For many, like Jeanine Hays, it's a myriad of odd, extreme and debilitating conditions.