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"Mad Black Woman" was one of Tiny Desk Contest judge Sharon Van Etten's favorite 2023 entries.

Small blue creatures related to jellyfish are showing up in droves on Southern California beaches. They're known as "Velella velella," or By-the-Wind Sailors, for their sail-like appendages.

This will be the 13th time in the DNC's history that Chicago will host a convention. Democrats nodded toward the "Blue Wall" of Midwestern states they need to win in 2024.

To stave off the January blues, Betsy Block and her husband decided to throw a tapas party. The Spanish small-plate dishes were so easy to make that cleaning the house ended up being the most difficult part of preparing for the soiree.

Congress and the White House ratchet up a confrontation over eight dismissed U.S. attorneys — and how officials will testify in an inquiry of the firings. A House panel has authorized subpoenas. But White House spokesman Tony Snow says that would lead President Bush to withdraw an offer to cooperate.

The Santa Ana winds driving California's wildfires are fabled. Some call them the Santa Anas and others call them the devil's breath. While they make the winters warm and pleasant by blowing the worst air pollution out to sea, they can also spawn massive infernos.

Earlier this week, NPR's Christopher Joyce reported on an experimental fire scientists set in Brazil to understand how these fires affect climate change. Here, he offers a reporter's notebook on what it's like to chase a fire through a tropical forest.

Tennis players Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic both have the potential to win Grand Slams, one of the rarest achievements in sports. But it's not an easy feat.

Nazgul sprints on the course at a cross-country ski race, crossing the finish line in an unsanctioned quest for glory.

At the opening of a United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, António Guterres says the world is "digging our own grave" by not acting more aggressively to mitigate climate change.