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The president-elect met with intelligence officials Friday about Russian hacking, but still didn't seem convinced of Russia's role in the election. Instead, he stressed none of it changed the outcome.

Reservoirs swollen by rain from Hurricane Harvey were opened early Monday, a move that was expected to flood more homes — but one the Army Corps of Engineers says is needed to limit the disaster.

People in Texas are hoping the rain from Tropical Storm Harvey lets up soon. Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes, and the death toll is expected to rise.

A firestorm has erupted over the ethics of using that image on Facebook to promote a photo contest — and the broader issue of how Western media depicts young women and girls in poor countries.

Politics in Haines, Alaska — population 2,500 — has grown intensely bitter lately, reflecting the volume and heat of national politics.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are among those thought to be on Joe Biden's vice presidential shortlist.

NPR correspondent Pam Fessler, author of Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice, talks about her research into this once feared disease — and its connection to COVID-19.

For years, women have fought for inclusion in the high-stakes world of national security. Now, they say, the effort to build a pipeline of qualified women leaders is paying off.

The committee is readying rules that will guide its impeachment probe of President Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., opposes formally moving forward, saying public support isn't there yet.

The Treasury reviews some 24,000 cases a year and reimburses around $30 million to people whose money has been burned, flooded or otherwise damaged. This service helps underpin the dollar's integrity.