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Montana has one of the heaviest lifts of any state to comply with the EPA's plan to reduce carbon emissions. But the state is also rich in renewable energy, and the regulations may be a boon to some.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Bruce Conforth, professor of American culture at the University of Michigan, about words that have entered colloquial language after originating as book characters.

Democrat Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she will use the remainder of her term in office to concentrate on rebuilding parts of the city that were destroyed in April's riots.

Threats of rape and death are common. And the response from the police might be, well, you shouldn't have posted online in the first place.

Serena Williams lost to the unseeded Roberta Vinci of Italy in three sets, ending her history-making run for the first calendar Grand Slam since 1988.

Scientists used an estimate of how much fossil fuel is left in the ground to do computer simulations and come up with a worst-case scenario.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Sheila Birnbaum, the special master of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, about the looming deadline to submit a claim related to health problems after the attacks.

California's legislature is debating a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide Friday. If it passes, and Gov. Jerry Brown signs it, California will be the fifth state to legalize the practice.

Nobody likes to spend a day at the beach among trash. Not to mention, it can be harmful to marine and wild life. That's why people all over the globe come…

A police officer was on trial for violating the civil rights of Sureshbhai Patel by using unreasonable force against him in February. A mistrial was declared after the jury did not reach a verdict.