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The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that the capital of the world has been waiting to see for generations.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with microbiologist Manuel Porcar about his new research on radiation-resistant microbes that could live in your microwave.

Several people were killed in Greenfield, Iowa, a town about 55 miles southwest of Des Moines. Severe storms and tornadoes devastated areas in the Midwest on Tuesday.

Rocket fire and airstrikes across the border are producing the most significant uptick of violence there since last year's Oct. 7 attacks.

In Los Angeles County, evictions are reaching pre-pandemic levels as housing protections expire. Tens of thousands of residents could face eviction by the end of the year.

Keith Siegel is adjusting to life as a free man after being held hostage in Gaza for 484 days, his brother says. The American was released along with two other in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Animal rights activists on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are advocating for a giraffe named Benito who's living in a park in Juarez, Mexico to be moved to a proper zoo or wildlife sanctuary.

China's slowing economic growth is putting pressure on citizens in their 20s and 30s. They feel their future won't be as bright as that of their parents.

Rooftop gardens are gaining popularity as cities expand and green, natural habitats decline. University of Dayton biology professor Chelse Prather explores green roofs as habitat for organisms by studying ant communities on rooftop gardens and adjacent ground level habitats in Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus.

Sri Lanka heads for an unprecedented three-way presidential vote today. Analysts say a Maoist candidate may win amid a popular desire for change after a former president's ouster.