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Unusual snowpack conditions in the Sierra Nevada mountains are contributing to an increase of a type of avalanche quite uncommon for the area. Our…

The Lake Tahoe region is experiencing higher housing costs and stagnating wages for its workers. That's according to a recent economic prosperity report.…

The streetcar has had some issues, from collisions with cars to a letter from the federal government questioning its management.

Congress voted last month to alter the program allowing some people to travel to the U.S. without a visa. The changes are being implemented — but with the option for the U.S. to make exceptions.

Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women while on the job. A judge has sentenced him to 263 years, served consecutively — the maximum possible sentence.

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are pulling out the stops to mobilize supporters ahead of next month's Iowa caucuses. NPR catches up with some of those supporters.

It's the final stretch in Iowa. In a little over a week, people will cast the first votes of this election — and, on the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders find themselves in a very tight race and stepping up attacks and changing tactics.

The State Department has released details of new limits on the visa waiver program, which allows people from 38 countries to fast-track their travel to the U.S.

Fresh Air critic John Powers says the five-part BBC America show pulls off something ambitious: It keeps viewers enthralled with its intensity, while catching them in "a lingering emotional undertow."

NPR correspondents Lourdes Garcia-Navarro and Jason Beaubien answered your questions on the Zika virus in a live YouTube Q&A.