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Jay McAbee, a bus driver with the Greenville, S.C., school district, waits by his bus in Charleston, S.C., in October of 2016, for word of when to start evacuating the city's residents in advance of Hurricane Matthew. Simply having enough buses to carry pets as well as people can be key to convincing residents they need to leave ahead of a big storm, emergency responders say.

Safely Evacuating The Elderly In Any Emergency Takes Planning And Practice

After three hurricanes, a big snow storm and an ice storm, residents and staff of a retirement community in Charleston are starting to view evacuations as the reality of growing old on the coast.

Cleveland Browns Are On The Verge Of A Winning Record

For fans of the NFL team, there've been some rough years. But finally, this weekend, the Browns go for their first winning record in 11 years.

Commerce ISD Watches Legislature For A School Finance 'Fix'

Commerce ISD superintendent Charlie Alderman reflects on the start of the 2019 state legislative session on Tuesday, January 8. One of the top issues will…

A pay station at Rocky Mountain National Park is closed on Thursday in Estes Park, Colo. Many parks remain open but unstaffed during the partial shutdown of the federal government.

National Parks? Many Are Open During The Shutdown. Their Bathrooms? Not So Much

Some state governments and tourism boards have been using their own funds to keep the parks open. Elsewhere, open but unstaffed parks have become something of a free-for-all.

The Trump administration EPA says regulations to reduce power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants are too costly and should no longer be considered legally "appropriate and necessary."

Trump EPA Says Mercury Limits On Coal Plants Too Costly, Not 'Necessary'

The EPA says it will keep limits on toxic mercury emissions from coal plants but now deems them not cost-effective. Environmental groups worry the move could hinder future regulations.

A Justice Department poster shows two Chinese citizens suspected of carrying out an extensive hacking campaign directed at dozens of U.S. tech companies. U.S. law enforcement says such cases are on the rise as China seeks to become a world leader in advanced technologies by 2025.

In China's Push For High-Tech, Hackers Target Cutting-Edge U.S. Firms

U.S. law enforcement says China is racing to become a world leader in the most advanced technologies, and that's driving intellectual property theft directed at a broad range of U.S. industries.

How Much Of The Internet Is Fake? A Lot.

How much of the internet is fake? From metrics and politics to people and businesses, according to Max Read's New York Magazine article, the answer is quite a lot.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met earlier this month during the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A trade war has dominated U.S.-China relations for much of this year.

Trump Says 'Big Progress' Is Being Made On Trade Deal

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on the phone Saturday. The U.S. has said it will raise tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, if a deal is not reached by March.

Nice Things In 2018 With NPR Politics Podcast Co-Host Asma Khalid

NPR's Michel Martin asks Asma Khalid what gave her joy in 2018. Her answer: "The Modist," a women's fashion retailer focused on modest clothing.

Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, known as the "Mother" of Hubble, died at 93.

Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother Of Hubble' Space Telescope, Has Died, At Age 93

Roman was one of the first female executives at NASA, its first chief of astronomy and she played an instrumental role in making the Hubble Space Telescope a reality. She died on Dec. 25.

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