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NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Hanagriff, president of St. Mary Parish, in the storm's path.

The water in the Gulf of Mexico is hot and the Mississippi River is high. That could spell disaster for Louisiana.

The storm system has prompted tornado and flash flood warnings, and officials are keeping a close watch on New Orleans' levee system and infrastructure, which failed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Major cities like Baltimore, Md., are bracing for sweeping ICE deportation raids expected to start this weekend.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with researcher Thomas Abt about his book Bleeding Out, which offers strategies for stopping urban violence.

The longest-serving member of the current court is also its furthest to the right, least traditional and most controversial — and with a new conservative majority, he may be having a moment.

As the Bureau of Land Management tightens its grip on the annual gathering's population growth at Nevada's Black Rock desert, a freewheeling community finds its core identity under threat.

Sadie Roberts-Joseph was a prominent civil rights activist and community leader in Baton Rouge, La. She founded the city's African American history museum in 2001.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah, winner of the 2019 Caine Prize for African Literature, about her short story Skinned.

Oklahoma is one of almost 20 states that require third-graders to show reading proficiency before going to fourth grade. That means higher expectations for younger kids, like kindergartners.