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A white humpback whale emerged from the blue water. One dazzled tourist told local news, "It was just traveling along, cool as a cucumber, white as snow."

Haiti is coming back to life after violent gangs took over most of the capital and the prime minister became stranded abroad. Some are even laughing it off.

A small herd of genetically pure bison, free of cattle genes, have recently arrived at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in northern Montana. Some tribal members hail the bisons' arrival as a return of an important cultural heritage, but others, including native ranchers, say the new herd is unwelcome.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with the team from the WWNO/WRKF podcast Sea Change about their reporting on community responses to climate-driven coastal erosion in Alaska and Louisiana.

Eight gunmen fired on the African Union's main based in Somalia, killing three soldiers and a civilian contractor.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia settled on allegations that it delayed reporting 53,000 transactions over a three-year period, some of which are thought to be tied to drug gangs and terrorism.

Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles has the latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew from Port-au-Prince.

People in the capital of Port-au-Prince felt the tremor and many rushed into the streets in fear. The U.S. Geological Survey predicts the death toll could reach into the thousands.

The transitional council could begin cementing a new transitional government, and a multi-national force led by Kenya is expected to deploy into the country in the next couple of weeks.

Billions of dollars poured into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, giving the economy a boost. But reconstruction hasn't lived up to what was promised and Haitians tell NPR they feel forgotten.