It's called parametric insurance, it offers protection for climate-related wage losses and it's gaining ground in India.

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Once deported to Bhutan, some Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees say they are told to leave. Many have since disappeared, ...

Federal tax credits for rooftop solar, heat pumps and other energy-efficient technologies are going away at the end of the ...

Wimberley, Texas, was the site of a devastating flash flood on Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Now, 10 years later, the town ...

The Senate voted by a razor-thin margin late Tuesday to advance debate on a package of funding cuts requested by President ...

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the ...

The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than ...

In Colombia, drug gangs are waging a new kind of war — by air. Armed with cheap drones, they're targeting rivals in a ...

Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ones is a challenging part of restoration projects. Even when done well, ...

After NPR reported on a Department of Homeland Security tool to check the citizenship of registered voters, three U.S. senators are expressing concern about accuracy, transparency and privacy.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel on Wednesday conducted airstrikes in downtown Damascus, the Syrian capital. The Israeli military said the targets included the Syrian government's military headquarters as ...