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Arkansas is expediting the licensing of nursing students to help medical centers around the state deal with increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients.

The invasive Asian Carp is making its way south, impervious to efforts to curb the fish. Now, researchers are trying a new way to halt the spread of the species using an "acoustic fence."

Officials say persistent drought caused a massive outbreak of fires in New South Wales, which is the country's most populous state. Dangerous conditions are expected to continue in the coming months.

Protests continue in Baghdad with government promises doing little to quell the dissatisfaction of hundreds of thousands taking to the streets.

One bright spot for the fire-devastated town of Paradise, Calif., is the high school football team. The Paradise Bobcats finished the regular season undefeated.

But the Court of Appeals of Iowa doesn't buy that logic. A panel of judges said the inmate is "either alive, in which case he must remain in prison, or he is dead, in which case this appeal is moot."

Investigators say they're treating the shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. as terrorism.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the Irish composer and conductor Eímear Noone, known for scoring video games like World of Warcraft, about her role as the award show's first female conductor.

Director Kelly Reichardt set her latest western drama in Oregon in the 1820s. It's the story of two drifters who come up with a unique money-making scheme in the midst of a gold rush.

The coronavirus has made the racial divide in health more stark with a catastrophic effect on black America. Public officials seek ways to communicate more effectively with communities of color.