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Ulisses Xavier, 52, who has worked for 16 years at Nossa Senhora cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, makes wooden crosses to supplement his income. The cemetery has seen a surge in the number of new graves after the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Worst Of COVID-19 Should Be Over For 1 Hard-Hit Brazilian City. But It's Not

The jungle metropolis of Manaus had a terrible pandemic spring. A study estimates 76% of residents were exposed to the coronavirus. Researchers thought there couldn't be another surge. And yet...

Renner: City To Investigate 'Totally Irresponsible' COVID Rule-Breakers

The City of Bloomington is gathering evidence to use against businesses that have defied the state's COVID restrictions on indoor bar and food service,…

Bloomington Council OKs Plan To Extend Constitution Trail

The Bloomington City Council Monday night OK’d the next steps in a plan to extend the Constitution Trail in southeast Bloomington, creating a safer way…

Vacant rowhouses line a portion of Franklin Square, a formerly redlined neighborhood in Baltimore. New research shows many communities subjected to discriminatory housing practices in the 1930s are hotter today.

Racist Housing Practices From The 1930s Linked To Hotter Neighborhoods Today

A study of more than 100 cities nationwide shows neighborhoods subjected to discriminatory housing policies nearly a century ago are hotter today than other areas.

A man in a white-striped dress shirt, left, sits next to a man in a blue dress shirt, and grey suit jacket, behind a wooden dais, with microphones. They both look right, offscreen. The man in the jacket is holding his hand to his chin, while he studies the chart shown offscreen.

Council vote means long-delayed $14.6M Fox Creek Road bridge project could begin this year

The Bloomington City Council voted Monday to finalize construction plans for major work on Fox Creek Road and a bridge crossing the Union Pacific Railroad. City leaders also voted to spend another $2 million on this year’s road and sidewalk maintenance programs.

Durham Mayor Pro Tempore On Defunding The Police In Her City

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jillian Johnson, mayor pro tempore of Durham, N.C., about defunding the police and how she's rethinking public safety in her city.

Park City is hosting its final Sundance. Here are the movies generating buzz

The Sundance Film Festival is underway in Park City, Utah and there's buzz on a number of films.

The ICE surge is fueling fear and anxiety among Twin Cities children

Some families aren't leaving their homes as aggressive ICE operations continue in Minnesota, leaving their children confined and stressed. Across the Twin Cities, kids are anxious and afraid.

Will Synched Lights Clear A Path Through The City Of Angels?

The city of Los Angeles recently finished a massive project to synchronize all of its 4,500 traffic lights in the hopes of reducing congestion. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon checks in with Kajon Cermak, traffic reporter for member station KCRW in Santa Monica to see how the plan is panning out.

India is number 1 in global population. This clock board outside the International Institute for Population Sciences in Mumbai keeps track of the numbers. The photo is from June 2, 2023.

India's population passes 1.4 billion — and that's not a bad thing

Population growth has long been a source of worry in India, which now has more people than China: 1.486 billion residents. But some experts are optimistic about the impact of this population boom.

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