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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bree Fram, a transgender service member and activist, about President Biden's executive order ending the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military.

Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan, who oversees a trio of housing and homelessness-related agencies for the city, said the local government is looking to implement a new “safe park program” for people experiencing homelessness who live in their cars.

Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to thousands of calls and warned of hours-long delays, as officials across the region urged residents to stay home amid downed trees and snow-covered roads.

In Northern California, the deadly Bear Fire forced the evacuation of parts of the town of Paradise, which nearly burned to the ground in 2018. For Camp Fire survivors, the trauma is all coming back.

The NPR Concierge is back — with a new name. We're calling it "Books We Love" this year, and it has over 300 recommendations for every type of reader.

Veterans Affairs is expanding its popular post-9/11 caregiver program to include vets from Vietnam and Korea, but caregivers currently in the program say they're being purged in the process.

Many Louisiana business owners say they're not getting a fair share of disaster relief contracts from the federal government, despite the vast rebuilding needed in the region after Hurricane Katrina. Only a tiny proportion of Federal Emergency Management Agency recovery contracts has gone to Louisiana firms.

Born and raised on the Spanish island of Mallorca, Buika has a voice that radiates intensity, with a power that's hard to define. Whether she's singing flamenco, soul, electronica or the blues, she says she finally feels completely free to sing whatever she wants.

NPR's A Martinez talks to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell as rescue teams search for survivors of the devastating fires. Dozens of people have been killed. It could take years to repair the damage.

When the deadly wildfires ignited on Maui, tourists were turned away. Three weeks later there are now desperate pleas for them to return and visit responsibly.