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Researchers with the Boulder Atomic Clock Optical Network Collaboration are one step closer to replacing the current atomic clock and officially redefining the second.

At least a dozen states have now seen an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Epidemiologists explain what they think is behind the potential fourth surge of the pandemic in the U.S.

The new rules are also aimed at shutting down the churches "envelope" culture — requiring a limit on the value of gifts that cardinals and managers can receive.

California law restricts the inmate information that can be shared with other state agencies, but officials said the unemployment agency now has an agreement with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that allows the two entities to more broadly share information.

Longtime men's college basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring. For 33 seasons, Williams led two of basketball's most storied programs — North Carolina and Kansas.

Much of Klamath County is experiencing extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, as south-central Oregon enters the spring with mountain snowpack levels well below normal.

As former police officer Derek Chauvin awaits sentencing for George Floyd's murder, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what the public record might have been if not for the video of Floyd's last moments.

California's largest wildfire of the year, so far, was raging along the Nevada border, and had burned nearly 90,000 acres as of Monday morning.

Clearing natural forests in Brazil in order to grow crops like soybeans has actually made it harder to grow those crops. That's because deforestation makes the weather hotter and drier.

Spain is taking in more migrants than Greece or Italy — the first time that's happened since the crisis began in 2015. The numbers are expected to rise, and that's straining Spain's migrant services.