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When Ebola spread to the eastern city of Goma in July, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international crisis. We look at what is being done to keep Ebola from spreading.

As Hurricane Dorian heads for the eastern Florida coast, NPR's Ailsa Chang checks in with the mayor of Panama City, Fla., — which was devastated last October when Hurricane Michael hit the panhandle.

When a small cube of uranium metal turned up in Tim Koeth's life, it launched an epic search for a lost piece of nuclear history.

NPR's Leila Fadel and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with special guest, Ted Allen, host of Chopped and member of the original Queer Eye cast.

Thousands of gatherers on Sunday in St Peter's Square were anxiously waiting for Pope Francis to show up for his weekly address, which usually starts, like clockwork, exactly at noon.

The Army's Crusader artillery system may be losing its last battle with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld unrelenting in his new determination to cancel the program. Tom Cjelten reports.

Atwood made the list for her sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, and Rushdie for his reimagining of Don Quixote. Chigozie Obioma, Elif Shafak, Lucy Ellmann and Bernardine Evaristo round out the finalists.

John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, used to be the CEO oil and gas giant BP. In 1997, he talked about the existence of climate change.

Walmart will phase out handgun and short-barrel rifle ammunition. It's also restricting "open carry" in stores. A month ago, two shootings happened at two Walmarts in one week.

A partnership between members of the Passamaquoddy tribe and the Library of Congress to transcribe wax cylinder recordings from 1890 is bringing the tribe's language back to life.