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When it comes to the Underground Railroad, everyone knows Harriet Tubman. But a new oratorio sheds light on a different, key figure named William Still.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Lynn McMurdie, a University of Washington professor and principal investigator for IMPACTS, NASA's new project to more accurately predict snowstorms.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Elizabeth Flock, of The New Yorker, about how far abused women can legally go to protect themselves.

Philadelphia hosts what's thought to be the country's largest day of service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta is where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was baptized and later led the congregation. On Monday, the church marked the holiday with a service.

Canberra, Melbourne and other areas of southeast Australia were hit by golf-ball-sized hail that destroyed car windshields, killed birds and shredded the leaves off trees.

The vice mayor of a town located near Taal Volcano, which began spewing ash and steam last week, has urged people to defy warnings from authorities and to "come back and clean up."

A new poll by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist finds widespread concern that the 2020 elections will not be fair and accurate. Americans are worried about disinformation, voter fraud and voter suppression.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is working to finalize the rules in President Trump's impeachment trial, as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gears up for a fight to allow witnesses.

The extradition hearing for the CFO of the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, began Monday in Vancouver, Canada. American officials want her sent to the U.S. to face federal charges.