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A mass of ladybugs showed up on the radar of the National Weather Service in Southern California this week.

Elliot Ackerman served five tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He sees the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East as "all one war" and explains why that's particularly tough on his generation of veterans.

The 50th anniversary Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival box set, out now, focuses on jazz legends and rising stars from the region.

Federal flood insurance has become dramatically more expensive in some places, putting it out of reach for many people who live on floodplains.

Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Zoo say a female Asian Water Dragon reproduced without a male — the first confirmed case for its species.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michelle Ortiz, deputy director of Americans for Immigrant Justice, about the Trump administration's plan to suspend legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children.

Warships from the U.S. and Russia narrowly avoided a collision in the Philippine sea. The countries are blaming each other.

A new television series about the Central Park Five paints an unflattering portrait of Linda Fairstein and has prompted calls to boycott her books. Her publisher dropped her Friday.

Malcolm John Rebennack, better known as Dr. John, died Thursday at age 77. He was a giant of New Orleans rhythm & blues in the 1950s and 1960s.

Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert has a new novel. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the best-selling writer about City of Girls.