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More than a quarter million new cases of the chikungunya virus have surfaced in South America this year. New advances may soon help us outfox the virus, which can cause debilitating joint pain.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rebecca Atly, the mayor of Yellowknife, Canada, which has issued an evacuation for all of the city's 20,000 residents due to wildfires.

Dubai's summer is a long, hot stretch. And the migrant workers who keep the city running year-round find brief escape in simple pleasures, even if it is outdoors.

A mountain town in Morocco is still trying to rescue people from the rubble after the powerful earthquake Friday while it also serves as a hub for aid groups trying to get to even more remote places.

The first civilians walked in space this week on a mission conducted by the company SpaceX. It's

The race is on to define Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate. New ads highlight a stark contrast between the Democratic and Republican campaigns.

NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.

Have you seen this plane? The U.S. military is looking for an $80 million fighter jet. Officials say a mishap forced the pilot to eject somewhere near Charleston, S.C.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was given a Thursday deadline to accept a new peace plan drafted by the U.S. and Russia that Ukraine had no input in, causing concerns for residents.

The U.S. Geological Survey is carrying out a thorough search for critical and strategic minerals as the Trump administration seeks to re-shore domestic mining.