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The McKinney Fire, and the Alex and Yeti fires are burning in Siskiyou County, along the Klamath River. It’s a vast rural area, dotted by several small towns. Kathy McCovey lives in Happy Camp. McCovey is a member of the Karuk Tribe and is a longtime firefighter. JPR’s Erik Neumann spoke with McCovey on Monday about what it’s like living near the fires.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality warns southern Oregon communities of poor air quality caused by fires in Northern California.

Once a mortal threat, the Taliban have let Afghanistan's leading news channel stand. But every day is a struggle for the journalists who still work there.

It's a summer of macro at Planet Money. Celebrate hot econ summer with our playlist.

Miyake defined an era in Japan's modern history, reaching stardom in the 1970s with his origami-like pleats that transformed usually crass polyester into chic.

Mohsin Hamid's surreal new novel centers on a white man who awakens one morning to find that his skin has turned brown. The Last White Man only seriously strains credulity at its very end.

Wisconsin's Republican primary for governor between Tim Michels and Rebecca Kleefisch could determine the future of the GOP in the state and whether the party can defeat Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat.

Vitaliy is a 22-year-old Ukrainian college student living in occupied Kherson. He had been sending NPR voice memos for months describing life in the city. Then he decided to leave.

Some object to paying for health insurance plans that cover preventive services that they say violate their religious beliefs, which could cause millions to lose access to care if the courts agree.

Nighttime temperatures could double in some eastern Asian cities, according to a study researchers say is the first to estimate the impact of hotter nights on climate change-related mortality risks.