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Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican city of Acapulco, after rapidly intensifying over abnormally warm ocean water. A new study finds it is unlikely that humans will successfully limit average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the lower target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds

Humans are still pumping enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. That puts this decade's climate goals further out of reach.

Gov. Gavin Newsom during a press conference at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Sept. 26, 2023.

Newsom requires diversity reporting, but not for himself

Coming soon to California: a diversity reporting mandate for venture capital firms. Not coming soon to California: a diversity reporting mandate for Gov. Gavin Newsom.

New details emerge about the Hamas-led attackers who massacred Israelis

NPR has interviewed neighbors and relatives of one of the attackers and reviewed footage and information the Israeli military says it collected from villages and militants.

Former President Donald Trump stands on stage during a rally in suburban Des Moines with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird after receiving her endorsement on Oct. 16.

Three months out, the Iowa Caucus is Trump's to lose

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has moved most of his campaign resources to Iowa. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is vising the Hawkeye state more too. But Donald Trump remains the front runner.

Oregon's natural gas utilities – NW Natural, Avista Corporation and Cascade Natural Gas Corporation – challenged the Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality over 2021 emission rules.

Avista will have smaller rate increases, can’t use customer money for lawsuit under settlement

Oregon’s second largest natural gas utility won’t be able to charge customers to pay for its political and lobbying activities and will have to decrease its proposed 2024 rate increase under a settlement agreement approved Thursday by the Oregon Public Utility Commission.

Confederate monument melted down to create new, more inclusive public art

A project in Charlottesville, Va. seeks to upend the narrative around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was the center of deadly white nationalist protests there in 2017.

Anima Mundi brings Imani Winds musicians to Ashland

This weekend (November 6th), the Grammy-nominated group Imani Winds plays a concert at First United Methodist Church in Ashland. Monica Ellis, bassoonist for the group, visits with oboist Toyin Spellman-Diaz and Anima Mundi Executive Director Ethan Gans-Morse.

Global shift to clean energy means fossil fuel demand will peak soon, IEA says

Fossil fuel demand will peak and renewable energy will grow rapidly in coming years, according to an International Energy Agency report.

An aerial view of the complex housing the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City after an explosion on the hospital grounds that killed hundreds, according to Palestinian officials. Unraveling the facts behind the explosion has been made difficult because of swarms of social media accounts spreading false information about the explosion.

Fake accounts, old videos and rumors fuel chaos around Gaza hospital explosion

Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people.

Too much red meat is linked to a 50% increase in Type 2 diabetes risk

A study finds people who eat more than one serving of red meat a day are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Processed meats, like bacon and hot dogs, were linked to an even higher risk.

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