Here & Now

Youlin Chen is a seismologist who has been detained for more than two years, and Min Zin is a scholar detained since June, both accused of espionage by China.

There are nearly 800 measles cases in Pennsylvania.

Pezeshkian's speech comes in the wake of mixed messages from President Trump, who, in his speech on Tuesday, mused about whether he should “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal to end the war isn't soon reached.

The administration alleged that they were fraudulently enrolled in the government health care program or that they simply do not exist.

Every summer for the past 15 years, a glacial lake in the mountains outside of Juneau has burst through the ice dam that holds it back. At first, the floods downstream on the Mendenhall River were barely noticeable. Then, something changed.

Residents in Louisiana near SpaceX's next launch site are concerned about the project's impact on the environment and say they were kept in the dark about the deal.

A new space at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis explores the past and future of the movement.

Currently, the city has a voluntary agreement with ships to limit the number of ships allowed to port each day. But residents are pushing for a more formal rule - which could become the subject of lawsuits.

On Sunday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and injured a Venezuelan man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was delivering a DoorDash order. Perez's lawyer says that he was transferred from a hospital to a detention center even though he still has a bullet in his back.

Neither party is immune to bad behavior from candidates.

How President Trump's defense of his foreign policy objectives land at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, with no end in sight to the wars in Iran and Ukraine?

"Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles" tells the story of the 19th century battles between the Tlingit tribes of what is now known as southeastern Alaska and the Russians.

The family of Nolan Wells, the Black teenager found dead off the Mississippi coast in early July, held a press conference today after a Mississippi grand jury decided against issuing any indictments for his death.

The Guardian's Benjamin Lee has made it something of a professional pursuit to find out why certain films make certain people feel that all is well with the universe.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is coming to Washington, D.C., this week for a meeting with President Trump.

Rutgers University researchers say that about one-sixth of eligible voters have a disability.

Paramount reached an agreement on Monday to resolve an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states, which sued to block the merger over antitrust concerns.

Heavy storms, melting permafrost and steep slopes have forced residents of Alaska to grapple with the growing risk of landslides.

What looks like a leopard, but is tinier than a house cat? It’s a brand new species of cat called leopardus tilcayo.

The cost of diesel has risen over 70% since the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran in February.

As fall kicks into high gear, it's a great time to get outside.

Drivers pulling up to the pump in parts of Detroit are paying $5.00 a gallon for regular gas — about 50 cents more than the national average.

A group in Kenya is connecting expectant/new moms with a chatbot that can answer basic questions and connect them with a medical professional if needed.

The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.

As the calendar turns to fall tomorrow, we take a look at some of the buzzy books that are coming out.