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The Asian tsunami that struck one year ago left nearly 170,000 people dead or missing in the Indonesian province of Aceh alone. Hundreds of thousands more lost their homes and the rebuilding process has not been as swift as they had hoped.

The state's ban on nuclear plants was enacted in 1996, but nuclear power has gained support as a tool to keep climate change under control and other states are transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Black cancer patients fare worse with COVID-19, according to the results of a new nationwide study.

This week, President Biden said Vladimir Putin has committed war crimes in Ukraine, but will the Russian president ever stand trial for such crimes? NPR's Scott Simon discusses in this week's essay.

It wasn't insurance or federal relief that brought Coney Island back to life. It was something much smaller and closer to home.

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association says members are making little progress negotiating contracts with company management. They would follow American Airlines pilots, who voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if their own negotiations stalled.

NPR's Scott Simon muses about the usefulness of Britain's royal family on this coronation day.

Former Indonesian dictator Suharto was buried Monday at a state funeral with full military honors. The former army general presided over a brutal regime. As many as 1 million political opponents died in purges.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., urges his GOP counterparts to "rein in" ICE and discusses his 10-point list of demands to do so.

The move signals the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation surrounding the publication of The Room Where It Happened after an unsuccessful effort to block it from being published.