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Once a year around this time, when conditions are just right, Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park lights up at sunset with a majestic spectacle of orange and yellow. See the phenomenon in action.

The Tiny Desk Contest is back! Check out our first entry: Maiah Wynne's "Mama," a haunting folk tale.

NPR will be reporting live from the convention in Chicago, including live updates online, live video each night and live special coverage on air and on video Wednesday and Thursday night.

State and federal scientists say that recent earthquakes in two Oklahoma cities are probably aftershocks, rather than indications of larger quakes to…

Today's sports bloggers' roundtable covers a range of topics, from the legal troubles of New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress to the academic achievements of Florida State defensive back-turned-Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle. Joining NPR's Tony Cox are Chad Brown and D-Will.

A NASA visualization uses computer models to show how recent hurricanes shifted salt from the Atlantic, dust from the Sahara and smoke from fires in Portugal and the Pacific Northwest.

Obama said that at some point, the United States has to come to terms with the fact that "this kind of violence doesn't happen in other advanced countries."

In one town, the organization found, Sudanese army forces raped more than 200 women and girls. The government of Sudan has denied that its forces are raping civilians.

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ steered a $2 billion investment consulting contract to a Christian firm whose principals were deeply intertwined with his own advisors and anti-ESG allies during the bidding process, even as the incumbent firm was delivering record returns. The process raises serious questions about whether the bid was competitive.

There are more ways than ever to watch TV programs on the Internet, from Netflix and Amazon to Hulu. But many viewers discover that watching TV on the Web can be frustrating, as their favorite show might suddenly stop and stutter, the victim of a lack of bandwidth.

Both the Cubs and the White Sox are in the playoffs for just the third time in history. But no Chicagoans will be cheering teams at the stadium, and few will be watching them at bars.

Residents of Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., have taken a special interest in eagle cams this month. Eaglets have hatched in nests in both cities. Outside Pittsburgh, the nest is drawing a crowd.