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The windswept island about 6 miles off the coast was a haven for a hugely diverse bird population until fishermen decimated the birds' ranks. Puffins have been successfully reintroduced to Eastern Egg Rock, but warming ocean waters may be threatening their ability to survive.

At least 104 people have been killed and more than 6,000 have been wounded in the unrest as protesters demand better public services, an end to corruption and more opportunity.

Amnesty International USA is demanding an investigation into what it says is a lackluster response by Justice Department officials to the 6,000-page Senate torture report released in 2014.

Roughly 6 in 10 college-bound high school students who took the SAT in 2013 performed poorly. The sponsor of the test wants to work with schools to help students do better, but some say the group is really concerned with trying to keep the test relevant.

NCAA basketball's Final Four teams will play in New Orleans Saturday, to decide who will play in Monday night's title game. The first match-up pits Louisville against No. 1 Kentucky. In the second game, Ohio State will face the University of Kansas.

Lawmakers are trying to answer how Congress could function if a catastrophe incapacitated members. A 2017 shooting at a GOP baseball practice, the pandemic and Jan. 6 have made the issue more urgent.

Ministries raise millions of dollars with little oversight. One Senate lawmaker wonders whether the lavish lifestyles of the ministers violate the churches' tax-exempt status. Six megachurches have been asked to respond by Dec. 6 to questions about their spending.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a multitude of legal challenges. What's the status of those investigations?

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a multitude of legal challenges. What's the status of those investigations?

NPR's Mara Liasson explains how President Trump is transforming the power of presidential pardons.