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Juan Carlos, recently arrived in Albany, N.Y. after being bused to various cities in the US. He is from Nicaragua, and volunteers with local non-profits in the city as a way to get to know the community and find work.

For many migrants being bused from New York City to other towns, hostility awaits

Local non-profits say they are stretched too thin to take on extra cases and some community leaders have said more migrants are not welcome.

An abandoned building on Washington Street in downtown Gary, Ind. Once a booming steel town, Gary's population has dropped sharply, resulting in abandonment and decay.

In 2 Indiana Cities, All That Trump And Obama Touched Isn't Political Gold

Gary has seen economic investment from Donald Trump, and Kokomo benefited from President Obama's auto bailout. But those connections haven't necessarily led to political goodwill.

Small Texas City Feels Pain Of Falling Crude Oil Prices

This week, oil prices plunged, falling below $43 a barrel. A year ago, a barrel of West Texas crude oil was selling for more than twice that. Consumers in most of the country are reaping the benefits. But the downside of low prices means tough times for oil field workers. In a small Texas city, nearly everyone is feeling the pain of low oil prices.

Hurricane's Potential Impact on New Orleans

Experts have long warned of the potential devastation that a slow-moving and powerful hurricane such as Katrina could wage on the historic city of New Orleans. Host Jacki Lyden and Debbie Elliott speak with Joe Suhayda, an oceanographer in Baton Rouge who has been using computer models to predict what damage a hurricane of this magnitude might inflict on New Orleans.

Federal Response to Katrina Begins to Take Hold

After nearly a week of chaos and privation in New Orleans, the federal response to Hurricane Katrina appears to be making a dent in the city's anguish. Most of the known storm survivors are out of the flooded city. Rescue operations continue.

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols during a reconnaissance mission in a recently retaken village on the outskirts of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy defiant as Russia retreats from Kharkiv

Fresh off his country's Eurovision win, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to one day host the song contest in the embattled city of Mariupol, as Russian troops retreated from Kharkiv.

Audience members cheer after Philadelphia City Council passed a tax on sugary and diet beverages.

Taxing Sugar: 5 Things To Know About Philly's Soda Tax

Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to impose a tax on sugary drinks, after its City Council voted Thursday to approve a 1.5 cents-per-ounce surcharge on soda and other sweetened beverages.

'City Of Gold,' Patchwork Of Cultures: A Tour Of LA's Food Scene

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Gold is as much a culinary anthropologist and cultural philosopher as he is a food critic. A new documentary follows him across Los Angeles.

Volunteers remove rubble as they search for survivors in a flattened building in Mexico City on Wednesday.

Mexico Combs Rubble For Survivors After Earthquake Kills More Than 200

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake ravaged Central Mexico on Tuesday, leaving victims across Mexico City and five states. Rescue workers dug through the day Wednesday to find signs of life amid the debris.

Residents defend a property from a bushfire earlier this month in Taree, north of Sydney.

In Australia, Stubborn Fires Shroud Cities In Smoke, Char Terrain And Menace Koalas

The blazes in one state alone have consumed an area about eight times the size of Los Angeles, and other fires have erupted across Australia. Amid drought and dry months to come, it could get worse.

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