Dozens of tornados touched down ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfill. They aren't uncommon but there were a lot. While climate change can influence hurricanes, the link with tornados isn't there.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ava Wallace of The Washington Post about Rafael Nadal's career. The tennis star announced he will retire in November.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with longtime Florida meteorologist John Morales, who got emotional while reporting on Milton prior to the hurricane making landfall.

On Thursday night, Tesla is holding a splashy event it’s calling “We, Robot.” CEO Elon Musk says fully autonomous vehicles ...

The Justice Department vowed to investigate the deaths of Americans killed in the Hamas Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But four families of U.S. citizens who say they were killed in the West Bank and Gaza ...

Horse racing’s federal oversight agency and the Jockeys’ Guild are collaborating on an initiative to support jockeys’ ...

Keret, who lives in Tel Aviv, reflects on the protests in Israel and the U.S. over the hostages and Gaza. The son of Holocaust survivors, he has left- and right-wing political views in his own family.

The $15 million Magnet Schools Assistance Program from the U.S. Dept. of Education will pay for three new themes at three ...

Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.

As the storm exits, residents in Tampa and surrounding areas have to navigate the damage. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor of Florida about the latest on Milton.

Israel says its ground operations into Lebanon are limited, targeted raids. In Marjayoun, a town on Lebanon’s border with Israel, rocket fire and raids backed by airstrikes haven't let up.

Todd Dunn of the Fire and Emergency Management Department of Charlotte County, Fla., talks to NPR's Michel Martin about conditions in his county which had issued mandatory evacuation orders.