Projections for Lake Mead water levels and the deadline for water-use cuts are presenting Western states with unprecedented challenges on how to plan for a drier future.(Image credit: Ross D. Franklin/AP)

In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather spoke on behalf of Marlon Brando at the Oscars about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.(Image credit: AP)

The company says diluted cleaning solution used to clean food processing equipment in its factories got into the Capri Sun pouches.

The wind energy industry faces new challenges over the infrastructure to transport that energy to more populated cities and local landowners who don't want the turbines cluttering up their landscapes.

Efforts to understand gun violence have received almost no funding in recent decades, a reality that's due to a specific amendment backed by the National Rifle Association.

On Monday, the Taliban marked the first anniversary since they retook power in Afghanistan. Taliban security forces celebrated in Kabul. But many Afghans stayed home — and are struggling to survive.

In rural Wardak province, some Afghans celebrated the return of the Taliban. One year later, here's what they want from the new government.(Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

Rudy Giuliani's lawyers say he is the target of a criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.(Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky/AP)

In a letter shared with NPR, the company alleges that labor board personnel exploited "weaknesses in the mail-ballot election process" to help union organizers.(Image credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

In the U.S., racing on gravel roads has become the dominant form of bike racing in just a few years. Organizers have prioritized diversity and inclusiveness in a way that other sports have not.

On Alaska's Yukon River, residents usually depend on catching salmon to eat all year. This year, a disruption in the supply of fish, in addition to inflation, is galvanizing a food crisis.

For the first time in decades, Afghans are living in relative peace. But with sanctions on the Taliban, the economy is in shambles and hunger is widespread. Girls are still out of school.(Image credit: Diaa Hadid/NPR)

Zimbabwe's elephant population is growing, but climate change makes rainfall unpredictable. Animals travel further in search of water now, and often end up clashing with villagers for scarce resources

This is the first time in U.S. history a former president has been investigated for possibly violating the 1917 law. But it's not the first time the Espionage Act has been under scrutiny, experts say.(Image credit: Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Imag...

Some historically Black colleges and universities have seen increases in application and enrollment numbers after years of decline.(Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP)

The visit comes less than two weeks after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which prompted days of threatening military exercises by China.(Image credit: Johnson Lai/AP)

An Iranian government spokesperson added that Iran did not "have any other information more than what the American media has reported."(Image credit: Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Heche had been on life support after suffering a "severe anoxic brain injury," caused by a lack of oxygen, when her car crashed into a home Aug. 5.

With virtual reality headsets, elderly survivors of the partition between India and Pakistan are getting 360-degree views of their long-lost homes — on opposite sides of the international border.

One year later, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has changed life for ordinary Afghans.

Freya the walrus became a popular attraction in recent weeks, despite warnings from officials that people should refrain from getting close and posing for pictures with the massive marine mammal.(Image credit: Tor Erik Schrøder/NTB Scanpix...

The author is recovering, but it would be a long process, Rushdie's agent said. His injuries include a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye.(Image credit: Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

A man crashed his car into a barricade near the Capitol and fired a gun into the air before killing himself, authorities said. He did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress.(Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Oklahoma state Rep. Kevin McDugle why he thinks death row inmate Richard Glossip is innocent and deserves a new trial.