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EIS officer Arran Hamlet walks into the Government Meadows site to conduct environmental sampling for norovirus.

Norovirus in the wilderness? How an outbreak spread on the Pacific Crest Trail

Having this virus is bad enough at home, where you might spend hours hugging the toilet. Imagine having it out camping. Investigators wanted to find out how backpackers were getting and spreading it.

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland's 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR's studios for an interview with NPR's Jonathan Franklin.

She's currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here's how it happened

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.

Poland border tension

Migrants and borders are a major issue in Poland's upcoming election, but Poland's precarious position next to Belarus and Kaliningrad makes the issue even more complex.

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.

House Republicans failed to agree on a spending plan, bringing a shutdown closer

GOP infighting is stymying any agreement to even temporarily fund the federal government after September 30th, and Congress now has fewer days to act.

A string quartet played for a Barcelona opera house full of houseplants in the early days of the COVID pandemic. The houseplants that "attended" the Barcelona performance were donated afterward to hospital workers. The event has inspired a children's book called The Enchanted Symphony.

A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale

The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border

Immigration authorities arrested more families in August than in any month on record. U.S. officials have long grappled with discouraging families from coming — and found there are no easy solutions.

A lawsuit is challenging the vast number of airstrips in Idaho's protected wilderness

Idaho has more backcountry airstrips and wilderness pilots than any state other than Alaska. Many airstrips were incorporated into protected wilderness but now conservationists are challenging them.

Foreign governments hold more American hostages than terrorist groups

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Northwestern University political scientist Danielle Gilbert about hostage diplomacy. Five Americans held in Iran were released this week.

A photo of Jeffrey Ramirez is seen at his parents' home in Vista, California. He was diagnosed with cancer while in prison and died at age 41.

1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison. Why?

The Butner federal prison complex in North Carolina is where a quarter of federal inmate deaths occur. It includes a medical facility but inmates aren't getting needed care, there or at other prisons.

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