In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species. New research suggests climate change played a much smaller role than once thought, though not all agree.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Victoria Knapp, chair of Altadena Town Council, about the destruction in her town from the Eaton fire.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to outgoing CIA Director Bill Burns about the handling of Russia, the Mideast, and security threats during his tenure, plus what lies ahead for the intel community.

Former president Jimmy Carter will be laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Ga. He died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, and was honored with a National Funeral Service in Washington, D.C.

Red flag warnings are in effect for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as the National Weather Service warns that ...

Satellite images show the extent of devastation from multiple wildfires burning in Los Angeles County after one day. The ...

Two Mountain West states could raise fees for snowmobilers. This comes as the cost of grooming forest trails skyrockets. In ...

The fires have forced mass evacuations. Firefighters are struggling to control a patchwork of deadly blazes that have killed ...

The California wildfires are burning in the middle of what's usually a busy awards season in Hollywood, home to many ...

Alito and Trump spoke Tuesday, a day before the president-elect urged the Supreme Court to halt his Jan. 10 sentencing in the New York hush-money case, the justice said in a statement from the court.

The multiplying fires have killed at least five people, forced widespread evacuation orders and burned tens of thousands of ...

The multiplying fires have killed at least five people, forced widespread evacuation orders and burned tens of thousands of acres, destroying homes, businesses and cultural landmarks.