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Fire camps could be hazardous places for firefighters this year with COVID-19, while managers are planning hard to make them as safe as possible. But even in a normal year, firefighters say they try to avoid the "camp crud."

Fire Camp Germ Spread Is Dicey In Normal Times. COVID-19 Could Rip Through Crews This Season

Blaine Vandehey spends his summers rappelling from helicopters into active wildfires. This is his 12th year in the U.S. Forest Service. And he’s worried...

Revisiting Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, 10 Years Later

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Alastair Gale, of The Wall Street Journal, who is based in Tokyo, on the tenth anniversary of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis.

Republicans Meet Biden's Infrastructure Plan With Skepticism

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Republican Congressman Garret Graves of Louisiana about President Biden's meeting with a bipartisan group of members of Congress about his infrastructure proposal.

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo., in February. President Biden is announcing a new pledge for the U.S. to reduce carbon emissions under the Paris climate agreement.

Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut

The president opened a climate summit by announcing that the United States will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by the end of the decade.

Barry Brodd, a use-of-force expert, testifies Tuesday in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial. Brodd said the position in which George Floyd was restrained — facedown on the ground — was safest for officers and the suspect.

Expert Testifies Chauvin's Actions Were Justified And In Line With Policies

Defense witness Barry Brodd, a former police officer and use-of-force expert, told the court that the defendant, Derek Chauvin, followed his training as he pinned down George Floyd with his knee.

USA Swimming is calling for the Summer Olympics to be delayed rather than starting in July in Tokyo as planned. The federation recently canceled all its sanctioned events through the end of April. Here, Hali Flickinger competes in the 100m butterfly final at a TYR Pro Swim Series event held in Des Moines, Iowa, early this month.

Summer Olympics In Tokyo Should Be Postponed To 2021, USA Swimming Says

USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey says he felt "compelled" to ask for a delay to one of the world's largest sporting events, citing disruptions to athletes' lives and competition schedules.

Alan Alda On The Importance Of Empathy During The COVID-19 Pandemic

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to actor Alan Alda, who started a center focused on communicating scientific information to the public, on how the dearth of empathy is affecting pandemic messaging.

Supply chain issues are slowing the production of books ahead of the holidays

Shortages of paper and cardboard — plus issues with warehouse and shipping capacity — are causing havoc in the publishing industry right before the holiday shopping season kicks into gear.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President Biden prior to the U.S.-Russia summit at the Villa La Grange in Geneva on June 16.

The White House wants to focus on China, but Russia continues to be a distraction

President Biden has worked to focus his foreign policy on China. But provocations from Russia keep pulling him away.

Congress Faces A Week of Critical Deadlines

Democrats must untangle a potential government shutdown Thursday, a potential federal default, a vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and a related vote on as much as $3.5 trillion in spending.

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