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Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was ordered to pay the fine — the largest ever charged a public utility — for the San Bruno explosion and fire that killed 8 people and destroyed dozens of homes.

Media ethicist Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute has been named NPR's public editor, an in-house advocate for listeners and newsroom watchdog.

Nearly 2 million tourists visit the U.S. Capitol each year and learn about the building's art and history. What they don't hear on official tours is what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.

To do more quality checks on the data needed for redrawing voting maps, the Census Bureau is now planning for a release by Sept. 30. The delay puts pressure on states facing tight election deadlines.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy about the fallout from Harvard President Claudine Gay's congressional testimony, and allegations of plagiarism.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy about the fallout from Harvard President Claudine Gay's congressional testimony, and allegations of plagiarism.

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post, marking another disruption in a year of staff and policy changes. His leadership was questioned after he delayed responding to deadly floods in Texas.

A 12-year-old boy is reported to be among the dead following powerful storms that stretched across the middle of the country.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sonia Omar, CEO of Education for All, which runs an all-girls school in Morocco's Atlas Mountains that was hit by Friday's powerful earthquake.

In more than seven hours behind closed doors, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions from the House Oversight Committee as it investigates Jeffrey Epstein.