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More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers at hundreds of U.S. facilities could go on strike for three days starting Wednesday, in the largest health care strike in the county's history.

The fast-changing world is in cringing on the Arctic. Companies are exploring for minerals and oil and gas reserves. People in Greenland are watching anxiously – wondering what this means for them. There are environmental concerns but hopes that oil revenue would help the economy.

Police across the Northeast reported hundreds of traffic accidents over the weekend. Meanwhile, a separate storm will continue Monday across much of the Rockies, Plains and upper Midwest.

Israel's military says it will pause fighting for 10 hours each day in Gaza's largest population centers. On the first day of the pause, limited aid supplies were delivered into Gaza.

The drones have been seen above critical infrastructure like reservoirs, rail stations and military bases. The governor says there is "no known threat," but the FBI is still investigating.

Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, tells Morning Edition that disaster response after Helene is not political and that the agency has the funding it needs.

Killer whales off Mexico have developed coordinated hunting skills to take down whale sharks, adding to their reputation as the ocean's top predator.

Forecasters expect 13 to 19 storms to form in the Atlantic between June 1 and the end of November. At least 6 of those are forecast to be full-blown hurricanes.

A giant cloud of dust from the Sahara is forecast to hit southeastern states this week. NPR speaks with Jason Dunion, a hurricane scientist at NOAA, about what to expect.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Craig Fugate, former FEMA administrator, about the challenges the U.S. faces with the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton weeks after Hurricane Helene.