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Midwest Farmers are still cleaning up from record floods in March. The work may delay or even prevent planting for some, which will have ripple effects throughout the U.S. agriculture sector.

House Democrats meet to decide whether to move forward with impeaching the president. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are briefed on the threat Iran poses. And, the latest on genetically modified viruses.

Superbugs are bacteria that can beat modern medicine's most powerful drugs. So doctors are racing to find new ways to fight back.

Binyavanga Wainaina, one of Africa's best-known writers and gay rights activists, died Tuesday at 48. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kenyan blogger and journalist James Murua about Wainaina's legacy.

The Nirvana frontman was eating pizza before a 1990 show in Washington, D.C., and he needed to write down his set list on. He grabbed his plate and listed the songs. The plate sold for $22,000.

Several tornadoes struck Missouri overnight, destroying homes and leaving at least three dead in the state. Rescue efforts are ongoing.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won reelection and his party performed well in parliamentary elections. What does his victory signal about the world's most populous democracy?

Efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face a daunting obstacle: A multitude of local and national players are using the disease as a weapon in their struggle for power.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author and documentary filmmaker Ben Raines about the discovery of the Clotilda, the last ship known to have brought slaves into the United States.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said this week that the Harriet Tubman $20 bill redesign won't happen until 2026, at the earliest, but not everyone is waiting until then for the change.