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The Battle of Dunkirk was a spectacular defeat for the British, yet the retreat is a point of pride in Britain today. Robert Siegel speaks with historian Andrew Roberts, about the movie Dunkirk.

Researchers are proposing the creation of a refrigerated Noah's ark for beneficial human bacteria-- like the Global Seed Vault.

Four wildfires in Ventura and Los Angeles counties threatened more than 12,000 homes and other buildings and shut down more than 200 schools. No deaths have been confirmed.

From the Civil War into the 1920s, white mobs violently expelled virtually all of their black neighbors in dozens of towns across the South. A new book, Buried in the Bitter Waters, describes this oft-forgotten history of racial cleansing.

The White House is touting many of its pandemic programs and benefits as a way to reduce hunger. But a partisan Congress is among the biggest hurdles.

With a brief break in the storms hitting California, businesses in the Santa Cruz area are trying to clean up. Officials say true recovery can't begin until the last expected storm hits next week.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Grace Toohey about a dozen homes in Los Angeles County that were destroyed Monday by a landslide. The homes had been evacuated.

A massive recovery effort is underway following Hurricane Helene which made landfall in Deckle Beach Florida. We take you there.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Victoria Knapp, chair of Altadena Town Council, about the destruction in her town from the Eaton fire.

As the astronauts of Artemis II pass by the lunar surface, they add to the experiences of other missions that flew to the moon.