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It bills itself as a "world-class African city" but these days residents say it's anything but — with the collapse of the water system and frequent power outages.

2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. That might make you feel sad, or angry. Or perhaps anxious, or guilty. Those feelings are normal, and you have a few options for how to react to them.

Every year, people in the town of Gavle in Sweden erect a towering goat made of mostly hay to celebrate the Christmas season and to attract tourists.

Every year, musicians across the country gather for what has become known as TubaChristmas — concerts range from just a few tubas to hundreds of them. (The record is 835.)

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida, who has said that "Iran does not believe the Biden administration will hit back in way that they'll care about."

In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

Some of the damage from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina could have been lessened with updated building codes, some experts say.

More businesses are mandating employees to return to the office — claiming it boosts profits, but some experts say the data shows otherwise.

Lawmakers headed home after a dramatic year on Capitol Hill, even if very little of it had to do with passing legislation.