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Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped Hurricane Ian gain strength. Rapidly intensifying major hurricanes are more likely as the Earth gets hotter.

Hurricane Ian and Typhoon Noru strengthened quickly before landfall. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Princeton University professor Gabriel Vecchi about climate-fueled intensification.

Some 50,000 people were arrested in Iran during the anti-regime protests that led up to the Iran war. Most are still in prisons and their families get little to no information about them.

In the wake of the disaster, people around the world want to help. Here's advice from experts on how to select a charity.

The meltdowns that recently brought flights to a halt have prompted lawmakers to draft new rules for airlines. The changes would give travelers at least $1,350 if bumped from an overbooked flight.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with State Department spokesperson Ned Price about the return of Marine veteran Trevor Reed in a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia.

Arizona is set to certify its midterm election results after officials in a rural, Republican-controlled county risked more than 47,000 people's votes by missing a legal deadline to certify them.

Canada is one of the largest car producers in North America. The transition toward electric vehicles provides new opportunities to build on this legacy.

Netflix first announced in March 2022 it would charge extra for password sharing, pointing to concerns that the practice was contributing to revenue loss.

Brittany Martin, 34, was convicted of breaching the peace in a high and aggravated manner, and may have to give birth in prison. An advocate notes that some Jan. 6 rioters are serving far less time.

There were a record number of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021. The Biden administration says it is making progress slowing the rate of deaths linked to fentanyl.

Zombie plot lines have been around for decades. So how do you make a dystopian T.V. show sound new? Here's how "The Last Of Us" pulled it off.