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Wildfires, hurricanes, flooding — this fall has brought a wave of natural disasters to the U.S. With that comes many days where schools are closed — and those absences add up.

Walter Carr's car broke down. He set out to make a grueling 20-mile walk to his first assignment. It turned into an odyssey of kind gestures and generosity.

Strikes by the government and its allies have dealt a devastating blow to Idlib province in the north, where the conflict has escalated since late April.

At St. Claret's School in India, snack time is time for an ethical decision. Students could toss a few coins in the box — or just take the food and walk away.

The jury in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort found him guilty on eight counts of bank and tax fraud. Judge T.S. Ellis III declared a mistrial on the other 10 counts.

A previously unpublished Education Department report found Navient representatives didn't always tell borrowers about repayment options. Navient says it's not required to do so, and officials agree.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Houston Police Department's Chief Art Acevedo about what can be done to root out extremism from law enforcement agencies.

As the Taliban take over Afghanistan, women bureaucrats are risking their lives and freedom to not only save their country and people — but to maintain the rights of women and girls.

Columbia, S.C., Mayor Stephen Benjamin has endorsed former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Benjamin tells NPR's Michel Martin why he's supporting a candidate who's not on the ballot in his state.

Delphine Minoui's slim new book tells the true story of a group of Syrian resistance fighters who founded a 15,000-volume library in the basement of an abandoned building.