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The State Department is temporarily closing the U.S. Consulate in the southern Iraqi city and evacuating all diplomats stationed there, following a rocket attack early Friday morning.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Matthew Hurteau, a forest ecologist at University of New Mexico, about the effectiveness of tree clearing and thinning in preventing wildfires or mitigating their intensity.

On the anniversary of last year's deadly protest in Charlottesville, Va., a very small number of white supremacists gathered in Washington, D.C., for the "Unite The Right 2" rally.

California authorities say the behemoth killed a firefighter battling the Carr Fire last month. Larger than three football fields, the tornado was unlike anything they'd seen. Now, they have video.

At Saturday evening Mass in Pennsylvania, one Catholic priest took the opportunity to address from the pulpit accusations of massive clergy sexual abuse.

June 1st marks the official start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting 10-16 named…

Several states are considering requiring that Medicaid recipients work to maintain their health coverage. In Kentucky, one such requirement has been stalled in court.

"These fires are extremely aggressive and extremely fast moving," says an official with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. About 300 people have been forced from their homes.

Forecasters have gotten better giving advance notice of when tornadoes might strike. Now, there's a new technology that may help researchers even more: listening for the sounds of a tornado that humans can't hear.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Jessica Vaughan of Center for Immigration Studies, which favors less immigration, about President Trump's policy for migrants and the separation of families.