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Heads of state, mayors, scientists and policymakers have gathered in France to tackle what is being described as a global emergency facing the world's seas.

Get a backstage look as tUnE-yArDs perform on Austin City Limits.

Dozens of countries had called for a clear "roadmap" to transition away from the use of coal, oil and natural gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Cindy McCain, executive director of the UN's World Food Programme, about humanitarian emergencies in Central Africa and in Gaza.

Pakistan's leader sounded the alarm, climate scientists called for more equitable research and the U.N. tried to crack down on greenwashing. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

Nicaragua brought the case arguing that by providing arms to Israel, Germany is failing to prevent possible genocide against Palestinians in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.

A recent biodiversity meeting acknowledged the serious problem of deforestation while a new report on global environmental threats to trees offered a startling estimate.

United Nations aid officials and Israeli human rights groups say Israel's latest offensive in north Gaza forces residents to choose between leaving or starving. Israel allowed in food after Vice President Harris showed concern.

World leaders agree on at least one thing when it comes to the war in Syria: ISIS is now a global threat that needs to be countered. President Obama chaired a special U.N. summit on the issue, and he says an international coalition is growing — though some countries differ on how to handle Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Buffalo city council hearings into the Christmas blizzard reveal that the city's fire commissioner was out of town during the blizzard. Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending her choice for NYS Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. And a planning group is recommending the state un-hook the Scajaquada Expressway from the I-190, Route 33, and Route 198— and make it into a two- lane parkway.