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The blank front page of Wednesday's issue of the Northeast News was a warning sign to the community about what might come if it ceased publication. The newspaper is in dire financial straits.

Fire officials in Peoria say a child playing with a lighter caused a fire at an apartment on Sunday morning.

Floodwaters submerged roads and left people clinging to trees, authorities said. The rain has subsided, but officials are warning residents to stay vigilant as creeks and rivers rise.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet Ayanna Albertson, whose videos have gone viral on TikTok, about what inspires her work. She also shares an original poem she wrote for #NPRpoetry.

The Ever Given had been wedged at an angle across the Suez Canal since Tuesday, preventing other shipping vessels from traveling through the waterway.

The first class of female Eagle Scouts has officially been inducted. They've built skills, and faced some teasing and skepticism along the way.

A massive container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for six days has been partially freed. Traffic has not yet resumed in the canal, which is among the world's most important waterways.

Pitmaster Rodney Scott talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about his lifelong journey as a chef, and his debut cookbook: Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook.

The Library of Congress has added 25 new recordings to its National Recording Registry. Among them is the oldest playable audio recording made in America.

The pandemic has meant life or death for cultural centers across the country. But it's been especially tough on small museums.