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Two locally famous red-tailed hawks have been evicted from their space high atop a pricey New York City apartment building. NPR's Scott Simon offers his thoughts on the birds' plight, and extends an invitation.

NPR's Meredith Ochs reviews New Orleans pianist Dr. John's new CD N'awlinz: Dis, Dat or D'udda. She says the disc brings together the many musical traditions that thrive in the Crescent City.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that the latest bombing in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala late Monday has underscored fears of a growing confrontation between rival Shiite groups.

NPR's John Burnett in Baghdad reports on the first tentative steps by Marines to restore order in the eastern part of the city. U.S. commanders are making contact with neighborhood Muslim clergymen, seeking their help to stop the wave of looting and arson in the capital.

China's "zero COVID" approach requires tens of thousands of workers to test, isolate and lockdown entire cities.

The man shot and killed on a subway car by London police officers before horrified commuters had nothing to do with the investigation into a series of bombings against the city's transit system, police say.

When Commentator Ted Rose moved from New York City to the Shambhala Mountain Center, a Buddhist retreat in the Colorado Rockies, people talked about the meditation schedules and the communal eating. No one mentioned the center's open-air crematorium.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Renee Hargreaves from Daly City, Ca. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station KQED in San Francisco.

Baltimore's colorful singing street vendors may soon be consigned to the history books. The city believes the horses that draw the carts of fresh fruit and vegetables are unsanitary. Sarah Richards reports.

The capital Kyiv and the city of Lviv are enduring their heaviest barrages in months.