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SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, and send the first person to Mars from there. Seven years after breaking ground, residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices.

As a stalemate sets in on Ukraine's eastern front line, a city lives in limbo with constant shelling, limited fuel and spotty utilities. The government ordered evacuations but some residents remain.

A roundabout in a busy part of Mexico City became a place for families to honor missing loved ones. Authorities resisted the occupation, which has become symbolic of a larger struggle.

The U.S. military called its Oak Ridge, Tenn., facility "Site X." During World War II, thousands of workers there enriched uranium for the first atom bomb — even if they didn't know it at the time. Author Denise Kiernan's new book, The Girls of Atomic City, follows some of the women who worked there.

Dan Brady will challenge Mboka Mwilambwe, who announced earlier this month he intends to seek a second term as Bloomington's mayor in 2025.

The mayor of Philadelphia ordered all city employees back to the office full-time this summer. Now some workers are wondering whether their jobs are worth the flexibility they're giving up.

Authorities in New York City said the gunman took a taxi to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station. The FBI said it was assisting the NYPD in the investigation and offering a reward up to $50,000.

Cities across the country are using billions of dollars in federal funding to make streets safer. But in some places, that's accelerating conflict with local residents who don't like the changes.

The biggest star in the NBA Finals isn't a household name — yet. But Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took the NBA by storm this year, earning his first-ever MVP. Hear more about one the NBA's brightest stars.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with former All-Pro Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe about Sunday's Super Bowl LIX matchup of the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.