As Hurricane Irma Neared, Naples, Fla., Prepared For 'Unbelievable' Storm Surges
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Bill Barnett, the mayor of Naples, Fla., about how his city has prepared for Hurricane Irma.
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How Hurricane Irma Is Affecting Different Parts Of Florida
Hurricane Irma is taking aim at Florida's west coast. NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro in Miami, Leila Fadel in Tampa, and Jon Hamilton at the National Hurricane Center talk about the storm's progress
The Role Of The Coast Guard During A Hurricane
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Vice Admiral Karl Schultz about the Coast Guard's Hurricane Irma response efforts.
Telecom Companies Turn To Drones For Help After Hurricanes
Cellphone service outages can leave people unable to ask for help or get in touch with family and friends to say they are alive, but drones can help assess damage and get things running again.
In The Age Of Screen Time, Is Paper Dead?
What does the push for digital classrooms mean for that oldest and simplest of touch screens: a plain old sheet of paper?
France's Brittany Sees New Wave Of Brits Post-Brexit
The village of Gourec, in Brittany, has long been home to British expats. With the prospect of Brexit, even more Britons are flocking there to secure French citizenship and retain EU privileges.
Shunning Evacuation Orders, Some Coastal Floridians Choose To See Irma Through
More than 6.5 million Floridians were under mandatory evacuation orders. But not all of them left. Those who stayed were bracing for a monster storm — or shrugging off another hurricane.
Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she had asked Trump to tweet some assurance to the DREAMers protected by DACA and the president did just that — posting a message to his 38 million followers.
Drug For 'Neglected' Chagas Disease Gains FDA Approval Amid Price Worries
U.S. doctors treating Chagas disease have long wanted FDA approval for a treatment that's widely used in Latin America. But when Martin Shkreli took interest, those doctors panicked — then mobilized.
DACA Recipients Worry What The Government Will Do With Their Private Information
Young immigrants gave the government information like addresses, photos, fingerprints and bank statements when they applied for DACA. Now they worry that information could be used against them.