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Hawaiian authorities mistakenly sent an alert, warning of an incoming ballistic missile. It took 38 minutes to let people know it was a false alarm.

In Florida, some are calling the Trump administration's announcement that the state is exempt from a plan to expand offshore drilling a political stunt to help Gov. Rick Scott.

Rescue workers in Southern California are slowly getting into the areas that were hit the hardest by mudslides and debris flows. Heavy rain following wildfires has led to a loss of life and property.

The president has said he is reluctant to continue to waive sanctions. Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal worry reimposing sanctions would lead to Iran resuming its nuclear weapons program.

Prisoners advocates expressed optimism after a White House meeting with the president. But the bipartisan effort to overhaul the way criminals are punished has downsized its goals in the Trump era.

Democrats overwhelmingly represent Maryland, in Annapolis and in Congress. Democratic delegate Kirill Reznik tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about how that makes him feel about gerrymandering.

As China's ban on ivory goes into effect, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to professor George Wittemyer of Colorado State University about the impacts on the global ivory trade and what it might mean for elephant poaching in Africa.

A rare tie-breaking drawing in Richmond on Thursday gave Republicans the seat they needed to narrowly maintain their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates. It marked the end to an unusually high-stakes and high-profile statehouse race.

More and more people are walking illegally into Canada as President Trump cracks down on immigrants in the United States. The increased number is testing a nation that historically welcomes refugees.

Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Michael Rich about what Apple can do to curb teen phone addiction. Rich practices adolescent medicine at Boston Children's Hospital and researches children's media use.