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It bills itself as a "world-class African city" but these days residents say it's anything but — with the collapse of the water system and frequent power outages.

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

Some of the damage from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina could have been lessened with updated building codes, some experts say.

Hearings have turned up embarrassing emails and problems with grants, but evidence of a larger cover-up is lacking.

A college professor who protested the Vietnam War in 1968 compares her experiences with the pro-Palestinian protests currently happening at Columbia University.

NPR's Rob Schmitz asks Aurélien Saussay of the London School of Economics why support for Green parties crashed in last weekend's European elections.

Doctors are running for office in an effort to bring their medical expertise to the debate over reproductive rights. With Trump and Biden nearly even in national polls, will it be enough?

NPR's Brian Mann explored one of the easy trails in the Linville Gorge Wilderness in North Carolina.

Formula 1 racing has a ban on cursing, with fines starting at about $46,000. NPR's Scott Simon explains why drivers are darn unhappy with that.