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Debris seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, in Asheville, N.C.

Fact-checking falsehoods about FEMA funding and Hurricane Helene

Rumors, misinformation and lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene have run rampant since the storm made landfall, especially around FEMA funding.

Residents work hard to shovel the mud out of Marshall, N.C.'s natural grocery store. French Broad River, which runs through town, crested over 24 feet during Tropical Storm Helene. The river level has gone down, but left behind knee-deep sediment inside the buildings.

Shovel by shovel, N.C. towns dig out from Helene mud and debris

The small western North Carolina towns of Marshall and Hot Springs were wrecked by historic floods caused by Tropical Storm Helene's rainfall. Days later, residents are just starting the cleanup.

Anti-abortion activists who describe themselves as "abolitionists" protest outside a fertility clinic in North Carolina in April 2024.

Republicans try to soften stance on abortion as 'abolitionists' go farther

Activists who describe themselves as "abortion abolitionists" want to charge women who have abortions with homicide and ban the fertility treatment known as IVF, saying life begins at conception.

Jeff and Donna Standridge (right and middle) and Keith Lowhorne (right) are all raising their grandchildren. More than 2.5 million children in the U.S. are raised by grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other extended family members — when their parents are unable to care for them.

A new way to support grandparents raising kids affected by the addiction epidemic

A pilot program in Alabama will distribute $280,000 from opioid settlement funds to support ‘grandfamilies’ formed to raise kids affected by the opioid epidemic.

A compilation of screenshots with landlords and brokers in San Francisco who would not rent to tenants with Section 8 vouchers

Watchdog alleges widespread housing discrimination in California

A civil rights complaint filed in California lists more than 200 real estate agents, brokerage firms, and landlords who are being accused of refusing Section 8 vouchers.

More than 2 feet of snow has hit the Great Lakes region, with more still on the way

The heavy lake effect snow prompted the Buffalo Bills to ask fans for help clearing snow out of Highmark Stadium ahead of the team's game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.

The classic version of the icebox cake uses Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers, which were discontinued earlier this year.

Famous Chocolate Wafers are no more, but the icebox cake lives on

After one of the main ingredients in a classic version of the icebox cake was discontinued, fans are scrambling to find alternatives for their no-bake summer dessert fix.

Saturday Sports: Women's and men's NCAA; World Baseball Classic's cinematic end

The women's and men's NCAA basketball tournaments continue and the World Baseball Classic comes to a cinematic end.

Eyewitnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza

Israel is reportedly using a new kind of weapon in Gaza: small drones that carry guns and fire at targets like snipers. Eyewitnesses in Gaza say these drones have killed many civilians.

Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts

In the southeastern states hit by Hurricane Helene, FEMA is coordinating the federal government recovery effort and a grassroots network of neighbors and volunteers are helping each other.

U.N. report: 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023. And that's likely an undercount

These are women murdered by an intimate partner, a family member, a rapist, a stranger randomly assaulting females. Laws do not always offer protection and justice. What needs to be done?

Cybersecurity expert discusses the integrity of the 2024 election

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to cybersecurity expert Chris Krebs about the integrity of the 2024 election. Krebs was fired by President Trump after he vouched for the integrity of the 2020 election.

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