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Western cities dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that sharply limits camping bans in parks and other public places.

Increasing sea rise is going to water down the value of some of the most coveted and expensive real estate in Florida, and insurance rates will go up too.

The Florida Everglades can be a contentious place. Politicians, conservationists and farmers never seem to agree on much. Debate among scientists tends...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kristi Daugherty, CEO of Emergence Health Network, about the increase in people seeking mental health care assistance in El Paso, Texas.

A stowaway from China, the spotted lanternfly, is eating its way across Pennsylvania, killing trees and grapevines. Scientists are considering importing the bug's natural enemies from back home.

As head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar is charged with making Trump's plan to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 work. "We have an historic opportunity," he tells NPR.

Last week President Trump threatened to close the U.S. southern border because record numbers of Central American migrants are arriving there –...

In Detroit, the predominantly black city and predominantly white suburbs have feuded for decades over finances and control of assets. A recent suburban vote to help a city institution offers hope for better cooperation. But old tensions are still roiling over a proposal to put a beloved city park under state oversight.

Five-year-old Levi Adkisson had never been exposed to Spanish before this school year. But only a few weeks in, he’s following directions and reading in…

Taylor Sheridan directed Wind River, a film about a young woman's assault and murder on the Wind River Indian Reservation. He tells NPR's Scott Simon it's based on thousands of stories just like it.