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The leader of the Islamic State group who died during a U.S. raid overnight in northwest Syria was largely a mystery, with almost no known photos, never appearing in public or in the group's videos.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell about the massive recovery needed after hurricane Ian.

For a third day, the Texas power grid continues to strain under a deep freeze. Millions of homes and businesses are without electricity.

These are the first charges to emerge from a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash. Long suppressed body-camera video showed white officers beating, stunning and dragging Ronald Greene.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Phillip Goff of the Center for Policing Equity about how the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis speaks to larger issues with police department culture and diversity.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page about Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as House Speaker after 20 years and what's next for Democrats.

The president concluded that Sally Yates had "betrayed the Department of Justice" by refusing to defend his executive order imposing a temporary ban on certain refugees and visa holders.

The U.S., and much of the world, has settled into a scorching weekend with temperatures reaching well over a hundred in the Southwest.

Gen. David Petraeus, the top American commander in Baghdad tells a pair of Senate committees that a troop surge in Iraq has been successful, but that the success is fragile. Ambassador Ryan Crocker echoes Petraeus' concerns.

Many advisers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center had concerns about Nidal Hasan's job performance and behavior, yet time and time again, officials gave him another chance. NPR's Daniel Zwerdling has spoken with top officials there, and tells host Melissa Block new details about Hasan's work at Walter Reed.