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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Beth Minnick, who lives just outside of Damascus, Va., and saw her neighbor's home wash away in the storm system that was Hurricane Helene.

To remove potentially offensive names, a birding society said it would rename birds originally named after people. Since many birders resisted the change, it will be a topic at their annual meeting.

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

Benny Gantz, a former Israeli war cabinet member who walked out in June, has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza or else step down.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida, who has said that "Iran does not believe the Biden administration will hit back in way that they'll care about."

In western North Carolina, tubing, rafting and kayaking shops are assessing whether the rivers will be safe enough to open by next Summer following the devastating damage from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

Some of the damage from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina could have been lessened with updated building codes, some experts say.

More businesses are mandating employees to return to the office — claiming it boosts profits, but some experts say the data shows otherwise.

NPR's A Martinez talks to NYU law professor Bob Bauer, a former White House counsel and President Biden's personal attorney, who's part of a group calling on Congress to reform the Insurrection Act.

The UN says more than half a million Palestinians have returned to Gaza City and the north, but the joy of returning home has crashed into the reality of a city devastated by Israeli airstrikes.