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Chelsea Isaacs sits on the couch in her RV with her 2-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Riley, and her mother, Kim Schwartz, on June 11 in Magalia, Calif. They have been living for almost a year in an RV after the Camp Fire destroyed their home in 2018. A month after their house burned down, Chelsea found out she was pregnant with a second set of twins with her partner, Noah.

The Camp Fire Burned Their Home, But Strong Family Ties Kept Them In Paradise

The wildfire destroyed 11,000 homes, and the Issacses' house is one of the first on their street to be rebuilt. They committed to staying in Paradise, Calif., because of their jobs and growing family.

A woman carries water up a steep hill in the Balukhali Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. Aid workers say these slopes may collapse in the coming monsoon rains.

Monsoon Rains Could Devastate Rohingya Camps

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living in thousands of makeshift shelters on steep, sandy hills in Bangladesh. Humanitarian groups are afraid of what will happen when the monsoons come.

"You would be respected if this thing could be straightened out before [Tuesday's Senate runoff elections]," President Trump said to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, in a remarkable phone call Saturday.

'This Was A Scam': In Recorded Call, Trump Pushed Official To Overturn Georgia Vote

An angry President Trump urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the state's election result, according to a recording of a call obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Biden addresses issues, such as Ukraine and inflation, in State of the Union speech

NPR's A Martinez talks to NPR White House correspondent Scott Detrow and Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, about President Biden's State of the Union address.

U.S.-Saudi relations have been fraught, but that's been changing

President Biden visited Saudi Arabia in 2022, and Secretary of State Blinken is there now. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Fahad Nazer, spokesman for the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Franzen Takes The Long Road To 'Freedom'

Nine years in the making, the author's new book explores the story of a country through the story of a Minnesota couple and their best friend. Franzen tells NPR's Guy Raz that getting it to the page was a dark -- and at times stormy -- journey.

Kansas state Reps. Sean Tarwater, right, and Kristey Williams, left, watch votes come in the Kansas House.

A Kansas tax credit can help build thousands of affordable homes. Lawmakers want to cut it

Critics of the affordable housing tax credit argue it is costing Kansas too much money. But supporters say it's helping construct new homes amid a housing shortage that’s driving up the costs of homes and contributing to homelessness.

A handful of autumn olives picked fresh from a bush at Prairie Park in Lawrence, where it is one of several non-native species outcompeting plants that nurture insects and birds. Autumn olive berries make great jams, jellies and barbeque sauce.

If you're worried about invasive species in the Midwest, try eating them! Here's where to start

Harvesting invasive species like autumn olives or carp is a great way to learn about the woods and rivers close to home, and to realize that our interaction with these local ecosystems matters. KCUR put together this introduction to edible invasive species in the Kansas City region.

Updated timeline for attempted Trump assassination; crypto's impact on the election

The FBI has released a more detailed timeline of the attempted assassination of Former President Donald Trump. And, how crypto is impacting the primary election in Arizona.

The impact of a potential major railroad shutdown

Grueling, unpredictable schedules are among the issues railroad workers are threatening to strike over. As a potential shutdown looms, here's a look at what the potential ramifications could be.

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