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People who live in one of the nation's most toxic areas for air pollution -- known as Cancer Alley -- have lost the ability to sue for protection from environmental racism.

The FBI has launched a criminal probe to determine if any laws were broken when a container ship crashed into the bridge last month. NPR's A Martinez talks to Washington Post reporter Katie Mettler.

The three young men, who were sentenced to death for their part in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo last May, were handed over to U.S. authorities and are on their way to the U.S.

The January midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed 67 people, is the topic of a three-day investigative hearing by the National Transportation Safety Board.

On the first day of the federal government shutdown, the Trump administration froze "roughly $18 billion" in infrastructure projects for New York City, home to two of Trump's Democratic congressional opponents. It's not the first time Trump has threatened city funding over politics.

Texas is starting to recover from the loss of utilities after a cold snap, but millions of homes still lack access to clean water.

Some are heeding tribal calls to leave, while others are digging in. But the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline was in court Friday, trying to overturn a decision blocking the project.

One small Ohio town designed a butterfly garden as a symbol of recovery for former flood land and for people who have struggled with addiction.

A recent study shows that top scavengers, like hyenas, can be beneficial for human health. But the same study reveals that scavenger populations are declining and could mean more disease for humans.

Syria's new leaders, since toppling Bashar Assad in December 2024, have struggled to assert their full authority over the war-torn country.