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When a chemical fire caused widespread evacuations and sent a chlorine plume over a Black Atlanta suburb last year, it was not the first accident of its kind. That worries residents there.

Since the 1980s, a flock of Vaux's Swifts has been roosting in a Portland chimney during the month of September, on their way to their winter home in Central and South America. Thousands of Portlanders show up to watch them.

President Trump is urging Hamas to accept the terms of a new hostage release plan, issuing what he calls a "last warning."

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 28 years in prison on convictions of extortion, bribery, racketeering and tax crimes. The sentence, far more than Kilpatrick's defense wanted, is meant to send a message about how government should work according to the judge.

After the 2023 train crash in East Palestine, Ohio, freight railroads promised to join a federal safety program that lets employees anonymously report mistakes. Only two pilot programs have launched.

Before departing Scotland, President Trump inaugurated a new golf course he owns, named after his Scottish-born mother. NPR spoke to some of Trump's new neighbors.

In Brazil's coffee-producing areas, more than 42,000 square miles of forest have disappeared over about two decades, says Coffee Watch. Deforestation leads to drought, which harms crop yields.

U.S. Soccer has settled its dispute with the U.S. Women's National Team over working conditions, but left undecided the key sticking point: equal pay. It's expected that'll still be fought in court.

In Weld, Maine, anyone who owns a plot at the Mountain View Cemetery is invited to a yearly gathering at the undertaker's home -- a chance to "get to know who you'll spend eternity with," locals say.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued multiple consequential decisions on Thursday, on everything from opioids to ozone pollution.