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In midterm elections, a majority of Americans typically don't vote. Sometimes that's because of apathy or a lack of knowledge about the process. But for some Americans who want to vote, legal barriers keep them from the polls.

"I nearly fell over looking at it ... we were picking it up for hours," said the miner who found the gold. The huge amount of the precious metal is worth millions of dollars.

A U.N. report shows that the number of people around the world who aren't getting enough to eat has been increasing by millions since 2014.

President Trump marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in Shanksville, Pa. A new memorial tower was dedicated there to honor the 40 people killed when their hijacked plane crashed.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Tom Akins, president and CEO of the nonprofit LeadingAge North Carolina, about how nursing homes are preparing for Hurricane Florence.

An NPR/Marist poll finds that as the president has waged a trade war, Midwestern voters have moved in big numbers toward Democrats less than two months before November's elections.

Residents in Winnipeg, Canada thought it would be funny to put up a sign that says "Garbage Hill," like the Hollywood sign. The city took it down but Winnipeg's mayor says it should come back.

A grocery store employee in eastern Ohio has been charged with felony theft. For eight years, nearly every day she was helping herself to between three and five slices of ham.

The Trump administration recently announced it was no longer giving money to a program for Palestinian refugees. In cutting the funding, the U.S. shifted away from decades of policy.

More than 1 million Americans have been advised to leave their homes ahead of Hurricane Florence. David Greene talks with MaryAnn Tierney of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.