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Actor and writer Spalding Gray is confirmed to be dead, two months after he was first reported missing. His body was pulled out of New York's East River Sunday. Gray, best known for Swimming to Cambodia, was 62. NPR's Neda Ulaby recounts Gray's career.

A highway bridge carrying I-35 West traffic over the Mississippi River collapsed during rush hour on Wednesday night. Guests discuss the current status of the recovery efforts in Minneapolis and the health of the United States' infrastructure.

Laser technology is being used to more accurately measure mountain snowpack — crucial information for farmers and water managers in drought-stricken areas like the Colorado River Basin.

As keepers of the nation's rivers, the Army Corps of Engineers has been damming, levying and dredging waterways to the tune of $1 billion a year. Critics charge the Corps is wasteful and destructive. For All Things Considered, NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on an agency under pressure to reform.

The water is the result of the latest atmospheric river to slam the region and despite the ongoing devastation — and the rain shows no sign of letting up.

The train derailment that occurred in early February contaminated creeks and rivers running through East Palestine, Ohio, with chemicals

The Interstate 35 West bridge in Minneapolis was in the midst of repairs when it buckled Wednesday evening. Many questions remain about what made the 40-year-old bridge plunge into the Mississippi River.

British singer Amy Winehouse, of "Rehab" fame, wins five Grammy Awards. Rapper Kanye West wins four. But Herbie Hancock's Joni Mitchell tribute — River — is the surprise winner for album of the year.

As the Democratic Republic of Congo struggles to recover from a five-year civil war, one priority is restoring a vital rail link in the central African nation's interior. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

The illegal miners have polluted rivers and land in the reserve, leading to widespread hunger and disease.