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Hundreds Dead After Peru Earthquake

An earthquake in Peru kills more than 300 people. The 7.9 magnitude quake struck near Ica, on the coast, and shook Peru's capital, Lima, for more than a minute. It also produced a small tsunami.

How one man found his calling as a Mavs ManiAAC

The Mavs ManiAACs are a dance troupe made up of plus-size men who perform during Dallas Mavericks basketball games. In this week's StoryCorps, two members talk about how the group was founded.

A vehicle moves through a flooded intersection following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Ophelia on Sept. 24 in Crisfield, Md.

Post-tropical cyclone Ophelia unleashes heavy rain across Northeast

Heavy rain from Ophelia will also pose a risk of flash flooding from Virginia to New Jersey, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican city of Acapulco, after rapidly intensifying over abnormally warm ocean water. A new study finds it is unlikely that humans will successfully limit average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the lower target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds

Humans are still pumping enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. That puts this decade's climate goals further out of reach.

The U.S. Supreme Court considers a redistricting case from South Carolina.

South Carolina redistricting case could add Democratic House seats

At issue is the way the Republican-dominated state legislature equalized the population of its congressional districts.

HBCUs have been underfunded by $12 billion, federal officials reveal

Federal officials have told 16 states that they've been underfunding their Historically Black Colleges and Universities by some $12 billion. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 6, 2023.)

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