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Caltrans maintenance supervisor Matt Martin walks by a landslide covering Highway 70 in the Dixie Fire zone on Sunday in Plumas County, Calif. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's wildfires.

A historic storm brings heavy rain, flooding and mud flows to Northern California

Flooding was reported across the San Francisco Bay Area while the National Weather Service's Sacramento office warned of "potentially historic rain."

Ruth Miller is among a group of young Indigenous activists who have come to add their voice to COP26.

Indigenous activists are united in a cause and are making themselves heard at COP26

Indigenous activists from around the world are in Glasgow for COP26, but say the same legacy of colonialism that has led to climate-related losses has impacted their access to the conference.

First prize went to this image of a porter in Kolkata. Photographer Tom Price took the image, then created a different backdrop: an empty, unidentified landscape emphasizing the loneliness of the migrant worker.

PHOTO WINNERS: We All Carry A Heavy Load But Let's Not Forget Moments Of Joy

The winning images in the All About Photos contest answer the question: What's in "Your Mind's Eye"? And also: What can you carry on your head?

Claire Atkin (left) and Nandini Jammi founded the nonprofit group Check My Ads, which aims to defund disinformation online. Now, they have launched a campaigned aimed at Fox News' online empire.

Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising

A group of activists who have taken on some of the biggest right-wing personalities online have now launched a campaign to try to defund Fox News' online operation.

David Albright says the odds of a nuclear attack happening in his lifetime are low, but he warns that is "far too high of a chance given the destructiveness of these weapons."

Profit And 'Peril' In The Secret Nuclear Trade

Until his arrest in 2004, nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan — the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb — ran a vast smuggling network that sent nuclear materiel to Iran and Libya. In his book Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America's Enemies, weapons expert David Albright explains how Khan's network continues to threaten global security.

A man stands in front of his destroyed house in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida on October 3, 2022.

Florida's property insurance market was already under stress. Ian could make it worse

Rampant litigation, costlier storms and rising reinsurance costs have all combined to make chaos in Florida's home insurance market. Now, some worry Ian could send even more insurers out of the state.

"The egg is a lens through which to view the entire craft of cooking," says food writer Michael Ruhlman.

Think You Know How To Cook Eggs? Chances Are You're Doing It Wrong

Food writer Michael Ruhlman has a new cookbook that's an homage to eggs. And where do Americans so often go wrong? Ruhlman says we usually overcook even the simplest dish of scrambled eggs.

Serena Williams' legacy as told by one of the few players to beat her, Chanda Rubin

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former pro tennis player and Tennis Channel commentator Chanda Rubin about Serena Williams' legacy on and off the court.

A recession might be coming. Here's what it could look like

From a mild recession to a so-called hard landing, we sift through the wild array of recession predictions.

Georgia Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams takes the stage to declare victory Tuesday night. Abrams is the first black woman to win a major-party nomination for governor in U.S. history.

Primary Takeaways: Voters Send Parties Further Apart

Republicans and Democrats are heading in totally different directions, highlighted by Georgia's primaries for governor. And the progressive vs. establishment fight fizzled on the Democratic side.

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