In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage.

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Even as a young child, I could understand the idea that words have meaning, which is why when Sen. Lindsey Graham referred to ...

HUD is bracing for possible budget cuts, something the first Trump administration proposed but was unable to get through ...

Russia fired an experimental missile at a city in eastern Ukraine today, inflicting damage and injuries. Exactly what type of missile is this and what message is Russia trying to send?

In a preview of an interview for NPR's Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep asks conservative activist Leonard Leo about his expectations for judicial appointments in the next Trump administration.

Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose ...

The Compton, Calif. rapper has been in the spotlight all year, first for his beef with Drake, which led to a pop hit and ...

Wicked offers a gravity-defying origin story for the Wicked Witch of the West, while Gladiator II revisits the violence of ...

Michel Martin asks former Google CEO Eric Schmidt about the government's move to separate Google from its Chrome browser and ...

The ancient art of basket weaving is getting new life through a class at the Maryhill Museum of Art in the Columbia River ...

Republicans spent $222 million on anti-trans and LGBTQ advertising in the campaign. Various policy initiatives are on the ...