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Three days after mudslides killed hundreds in Sierra Leone's capital city, government officials are still searching for bodies under the rubble. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with the president's spokesman, Abdulai Bayraytay, about how the West African country is responding to the disaster.

The popular elite runner was found dead in an apartment complex's pool in the Phoenix area. Torrence ran in last year's Summer Olympics and had been training for more races.

Investigators are sifting through the remains of Brazil's National Museum, after a massive fire Sunday. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with anthropologist Antonio Carlos de Souza Lima, who fears his research on Brazil's indigenous cultures is gone.

The smoke and ash from California's wildfires are making it difficult for some people to breathe. But there are other health risks, including burned up cars and lead paint from older burned homes.

The automaker General Motors says it is cutting 15 percent of its white-collar workforce. GM may also close as many as five plants in North America.

Like so many of his neighbors, Nate Smith survived the Camp Fire with the clothes on his back and not much else. But now, Smith and his neighbors are close on a level he’s never experienced before. “This is the first time that I’ve felt like everybody’s family,” he says. “You go into any store, … Continue reading After the Camp Fire, Two Locals Write A Love Song to Paradise →

While safety concerns may have led to some of the quick demolitions, some residents fear developers and city officials are trying to destroy evidence of shoddy building and lax government oversight.

Some former addicts say catch-all services often leave people behind because they don’t meet the specific personal, cultural or geographical needs of addicted individuals.

"Fake news" has become a commonly used term in politics, but often to refute real reporting. Now technology that creates fake audio is advancing to the point that it could undermine true recordings.

It was another big news week in Washington, with several key Supreme Court decisions and Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement.