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Every year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges Americans to use fireworks responsibly. It does this by blowing up a bunch of mannequins on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Following a campaign marked by extreme violence, Mexicans go to the polls today to elect a new president as well as a raft of other lawmakers and government officials.

The country is responding to its currency's alarmingly rapid devaluation with an unlikely solution — by devaluing it further. But many economists are not impressed.

Scientists are closely tracking the eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. But there's still a lot that they don't know about the eruption — most notably, when it's going to be over.

AAA predicts some 54 million Americans will travel during the days around Thanksgiving. Unseasonable weather could cause headaches.

There is not much left in Mexico Beach, Fla. NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji speaks with Washington Post reporter Patricia Sullivan about what happened when Hurricane Michael hit the city.

Police Officer Jason Van Dyke faces charges in the Oct. 20, 2014, shooting of Laquan McDonald on busy street on Chicago's Southwest Side. On Tuesday, he gave a teary defense of that night.

From expressionistic early pieces to picturesque later music inspired by his remote island home, the celebrated musician left a broad, vibrant body of work.

Hozaifa Almaleh made his name playing basketball in Syria. The sport also helped provide a road out of his war-ravaged country, taking him to Chicago.

The apparent Republican presidential nominee declared, "I love Hispanics!" But polls show Hispanics don't love him.