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The state is accustomed to tornadoes and severe weather. But since 2008, there's been a surge of quakes — linked to oil and gas drilling.

The rise in heroin use in the town of Turners Falls, Mass., has led to another problem: a proliferation of discarded hypodermic needles. Police can't keep up, so they've asked residents to help.

Power is on in most areas of Kathmandu and the Internet is working, but tens of thousands are homeless. NPR's Scott Simon talks with correspondent Russell Lewis in Nepal about earthquake recovery.

Speaking in Las Vegas, she said it was time to provide a path to citizenship for immigrants in the country illegally and that she could go "even further" than Obama's controversial executive actions.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate whether there are patterns of discrimination and excessive force within the city's police department.

Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquaio Saturday in a unanimous decision in what was considered the highest-grossing boxing match in history.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao aren't the only ones recovering after their big fight Saturday. Sports fans are trying to figure out if their feelings about boxing are good, bad or indifferent.

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton went to a high school in Las Vegas on Tuesday and said it was time to provide immigrants in the country illegally with a path to citizenship.

Many public school students get 15 minutes or less to eat. A study finds that kids who get less than 20 minutes for lunch end up eating less of everything on their tray.

Kim Davis was held in contempt and taken into custody Thursday after she defied a Supreme Court order to issue marriage licenses. She says same-sex marriage goes against her religious beliefs.