a baby girl, born at sea on an overcrowded rubber dinghy, has been rescued with her mother.

As high winds persist, Los Angeles struggles with water and firefighting staffing challenges. Authorities say "thousands" of homes and businesses are destroyed. At least five people have died.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to outgoing CIA Director Bill Burns about the handling of Russia, the Mideast, and security threats during his tenure, plus what lies ahead for the intel community.

Former president Jimmy Carter will be laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Ga. He died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, and was honored with a National Funeral Service in Washington, D.C.

Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been ...

Red flag warnings are in effect for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as the National Weather Service warns that ...

The World Health Organization leader worked with Carter for 20 years to fight the world's "neglected" diseases. After ...

Satellite images show the extent of devastation from multiple wildfires burning in Los Angeles County after one day. The ...

As firefighters battle five blazes and hundreds of thousands of residents face evacuation orders, authorities are warning ...

The fires have forced mass evacuations. Firefighters are struggling to control a patchwork of deadly blazes that have killed ...

The California wildfires are burning in the middle of what's usually a busy awards season in Hollywood, home to many celebrities.

The 39th president spoke with Terry Gross in 1995, 2001 and 2005 about poetry, Sept. 11 and his concerns about how intertwined politics and religion had become. Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100.