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More than 120 manatees have died in Florida's Indian River Lagoon in the past year.

With Murky Water And Manatee Deaths, Lagoon Languishes

Florida's Indian River lagoon is a rich estuary, home to dolphins, manatees and turtles. But in recent months, it has become clear that something is wrong. Scientists and government officials blame water discharges from Lake Okeechobee and an upswing in pollution.

The Supreme Court opens its new term this week.

Despite Shutdown, Supreme Court Opens Its Doors For New Term

The docket this year has nothing quite as riveting as last year's same-sex marriage cases, or the challenge to President Obama's health care overhaul from the term before. But once again, the court is facing hot-button social issues and questions of presidential and congressional power.

A crude oil storage tank lies on its side in floodwaters along the South Platte River, in Weld County, Colo., on Sept. 17. Hundreds of natural gas and oil wells along with pipelines are shut down by flooding, as state and federal inspectors gauge the damage and look for potential contamination from inundated oil fields.

In Wake Of Colo. Floods, A Scramble To Clean Up Spilled Oil

Colorado flooding has prompted an unprecedented challenge for the state's oil and gas industry. The practice of hydraulic fracturing is widespread along the state's Eastern Plains, but overflowing rivers have swept away equipment and caused more than 37,000 gallons of oil to spill into or near rivers.

Properties in the suburb of Goodna, Australia, in the far south-western outskirts of Brisbane, are seen inundated by flood waters Tuesday.

Photos: Record-breaking floods devastate eastern Australia

Thousands have been ordered to evacuate as the southeast coast of Australia experiences the worst flood in decades.

Melvin Blackman is a retired teacher who taught a young Notorious B.I.G in preschool. Mr. Blackman stands on St. James Pl. the block Biggie grew up on in his childhood.

Notorious B.I.G. Is Forever Synonymous With Brooklyn

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the death of rapper Christopher Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G. His rhymes were hugely influential and resonate, especially with those in his hometown of Brooklyn.

Back to work? Bingo! Take these cards with you and make the losers clean the fridge

Did your plants die? Bingo! Did your gym clothes get moldy? Bingo! Did you fail to recognize that mask-wearing person who just talked to you? Bingo!

David Vanderhoop, 67, at Sassafras Earth Education, an indigenous Wampanoag nonprofit that he runs with his wife on Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

On Martha's Vineyard, tribal elders work to restore land to its pre-colonial state

On the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are trying to restore land to the way it looked, smelled and sounded pre-colonialism.

Seth Keshel speaks at a New Hampshire election security seminar presented by the New Hampshire Voter Integrity Group in Manchester, N.H., on Nov. 19, 2021. Seth Keshel, a retired U.S. Army captain, has worked to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Election deniers have taken their fraud theories on tour — to nearly every state

Even as the Jan. 6 hearings play out, election misinformation keeps spreading. NPR tracked four leaders preaching false information about election fraud at hundreds of grassroots events nationwide.

Malick Gueye, spokesperson for the Manteros Union, at the Pantera store in the neighborhood of Lavapiés, Madrid. The union represents street vendors who say they face racist harassment on the streets.

Street vendors in Spain face racist harassment. So they came together to open a store

Street vendors in Madrid, Spain, are mostly immigrants from Africa. In response to racism and police harassment, they banded together to form a union and open a store to safely sell their merchandise.

Outside the Southwestern Women's Options clinic in Albuquerque, N.M.

A New Mexico clinic that offers abortions later in pregnancy braces for more patients

There are only a few clinics in the country that provide abortions later in pregnancy. One in New Mexico has recently seen a significant increase in patients and is bracing for more.

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