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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, about the thousands of homeowners in California at risk of losing insurance as the risk of wildfires grow.

French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for the coronavirus and will quarantine for a week, his official residence announced.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on airlines has been well-documented. The fallout for bus service has been less visible but equally severe.

Narrated by a robotic "artificial friend," Kazuo Ishiguro's latest novel offers readers a deeper understanding of what it means to be human.

Myanmar's military has used live ammunition to quell ongoing protests, which are trying to restore democratic rule, killing scores of protesters in recent days.

With Democrats in full control of Congress, lawmakers hope that the legislation will find more support. Efforts to pass tougher gun control laws have repeatedly failed despite recent mass shootings.

The president was joined virtually by the leaders of Japan, India and Australia, in his first multilateral leaders' meeting. They launched a plan to boost vaccine production and distribution in Asia.

Nelson, who spent six days in orbit aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1986, would succeed Trump-era Administrator Jim Bridenstine.

There have been rescues of people trapped in homes destroyed by the "super cell" storm that was also hitting Georgia and Mississippi with more twisters and hail.

In the wake of recent gun massacres, President Biden is renewing calls for limits on assault-style weapons. What impact did the ten year federal ban on those weapons have on mass shootings?