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NPR's Robert Siegel talks to journalist Richard Lloyd Parry about his new book, Ghosts of the Tsunami, that documents life after the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011.

Harvest season is in full swing in Oregon and Washington. But with wildfires burning hundreds of thousands of acres, many Pacific Northwest growers are concerned about their crops.

Among the small army of workers rebuilding New Orleans, one group in particular stays out of sight: The Brazilians. They tend to sleep in the houses they're gutting, and they're more culturally isolated than the Hispanics. The Brazilian workers describe how multiple layers of subcontractors and "labor agents" stand between them and their American employers, who enjoy deniability about the illegal work force.

More than half the deaths occurred in western New York, which struggled with super-size snow drifts that snarled emergency vehicles. Buffalo's responders rescued hundreds trapped in cars.

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Waveland, Miss. A deadly and destructive storm surge nearly 30 feet high washed away the town. Twenty years later, it's still trying to recover.

Emily Kwong (she/her) is the reporter for NPR's daily science podcast, Short Wave. The podcast explores new discoveries, everyday mysteries and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, Monday through Friday.

Recreational fishermen and conservation groups worry overfishing for menhaden threatens the Chesapeake Bay. Industry says current data doesn't support shutting down the more than century-old fishery.

Texas is leading the legal challenge against the Biden administration's immigration policies — and winning. But critics accuse the state of "judge shopping" for appointees of former President Trump.

A $380 million package moved forward on Friday, but the hard part is yet to come.

President-elect Barack Obama scored an early legislative victory on Capitol Hill Thursday. After intense lobbying by Obama and top economic aides, the Senate voted to release the second half of the $700 billion financial rescue package. When Obama takes office on Tuesday, he will have $350 billion available to battle the financial crisis.