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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Coast Guard Vice Adm. Scott Buschman. As Atlantic area commander he is overseeing the Coast Guard's work related to Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and U.S

A runner in Oregon’s Hood-to-Coast relay race is in custody following the theft early Saturday of a portable toilet company’s pickup truck that ran over a runner resting in a field.

Japan already relies on a system that helps prevent industrial accidents and train derailments by sending warnings as much as a minute before the ground starts shaking. That much time could save lives after a major earthquake in California, but seismologists say a prototype system there lacks funding and has big gaps.

China wrapped up parliament and approved a decision that further erodes democracy in Hong Kong a day before a summit of four countries, including the U.S., looking to check China's aggressive actions.

More than three-fourths of the members of Missouri's Legislature signed a petition to call for the session. Gov. Eric Greitens faces two felony charges.

Florida could see six to 12 inches of rain, with isolated amounts as high as 18 inches, and coastal areas in Georgia and South Carolina could be hit even harder.

Some East Coast cities are dealing with blizzard conditions after a potent Nor'easter dumped snow from Baltimore to Boston Sunday night into Monday.

Twenty bodies have been recovered, while five crew members made it to safety. Authorities say they believe the rest of the 39 people aboard the Conception have died since the boat caught fire Monday.

Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported that rescuers found three people near the crash site, but their condition is unknown.

President-elect Donald Trump picked Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general. Georgetown law professor and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler discusses the next chapter for the Justice Department.