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After early criticism for being late on the scene, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is now getting high marks from people affected by the July 4 flash flood, especially in the hard-hit community of Hunt, Texas. But locals heap even more praise on the help from religious charities.

At least 55 people are dead after their bus plunged into a gorge and landed under a bridge Monday on the outskirts of Guatemala's capital.

It was such an odd day of news on Tuesday that people wrote asking which of our stories was the April Fool's joke? Hint: It was the one about the cat.

Journalist Noah Sneider was at the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down, killing all 298 people onboard. Sneider updates Audie Cornish on the state of the site.

Over 580,000 people ages 65 or older are living with Alzheimer’s. The disease has become an epidemic in Florida, which has the second largest population of Alzheimer’s patients in the United States.

A study from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has found that people under the age of 35 are more likely to listen to classical music than their parents.

United Nations-backed experts say more than half a million people in northern Gaza are experiencing a full-blown famine. Their report finds hundreds of thousands could die from starvation as the famine spreads to other areas.

It’s the dog days of summer in SWFL. This means that children, seniors and people who work in the elements can be subjected to temperatures that can lead to heat related health risks.

For NPR's College Podcast Challenge, one student discusses her complicated relationship with her Catholic faith, and shares advice for other young people asking the same big questions in life.

Grand jurors in Washington, D.C., have refused to indict at least a half-dozen people since federal agents and National Guard members spanned across the city.