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"There are things that I could have handled on the ground much better," the PM said. Many have linked the deadly fires to climate change and blamed conservative Australian governments for inaction.

A bill to permanently fund conservation efforts and reduce maintenance backlogs across public lands will soon be up for a vote in the U.S. Senate.The…

Some Americans are looking to wash away 2020, and welcome in 2021, with a cold swim. Morning Edition spoke to one intrepid swimmer in Seattle.

The violence struck near Goma, as Ambassador Luca Attanasio rode in a U.N. World Food Program convoy near the DRC's eastern borders with Rwanda and Uganda.

In Budapest, Hungary, President Bush compares Hungary's struggles under Communist rule to Iraq's recent history. "The desire for liberty is universal," the president said. President Bush has visited several Eastern European capitals to highlight countries that have recently become democracies.

It's summer and that means it's time to pull the flip-flops out of the closet and put them on your feet, notes commentator Ed Cullen.

Alan Cheuse reviews The Western Limit of the World, David Masiel's new novel about the last voyages of a decrepit chemical tanker.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Orchestras are looking for ways to attract new and younger audiences to the concert hall. One solution may be "CoCo" -- the Concert Companion. It's a handheld digital device that displays program notes that are synched with the music. NPR's Fred Child reports on tests of the device at this summer's Aspen Music Festival.

Itch can be a useful warning sign, or a maddening symptom with no cure. But the origins of itch have long been a mystery. Scientists think they've come closer to understanding the origins of itch in a molecule that makes mice scratch like mad.