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U.S. officials say nearly a dozen small craft from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships conducting exercises in the Persian Gulf.

New research suggests radio frequency noise from the sun creates navigation problems for gray whales.

We grab a ride with NPR's John Burnett as he drives from Corpus Christi to Houston. He describes what he saw driving along the Texas coast — the area hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey.

About 830,000 were left without power when a storm hit the northeastern U.S. last week. Some people are just getting it back.

Earthquake scientists studying a fault off Oregon’s coast have figured out a new way to map the layers of sediment and rock under the ocean floor.

Arkansas officials said it had the potential to become a "catastrophic event," adding, "The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic and the river was closed to barge traffic as a safety precaution."

An attack shuts down Colonial Pipeline, a major transporter of gasoline along the East Coast. A security analyst says the event shows the vulnerability of key elements of the nation's infrastructure.

Federal workers and their families are fed up with their paychecks being held hostage in the border wall argument. Several are speaking out about their struggles to pay their bills.

Up to 15 inches of rain is forecast in North Carolina as Hurricane Dorian moves up the East Coast. In Wilmington, authorities say storm surge and flooding is the big concern.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jeff Huffman, a meteorologist from the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, about Hurricane Dorian.