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The Supreme Court rules that Texas may keep its Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the state capitol in Austin. The majority opinion said the installment treats the commandments as history. But the court also ruled that two Kentucky counties' displays unconstitutionally promote religion.

Irene Winstead has been driving a school bus in Montgomery County, Md., for 20 years. Now she and her fiance Kenneth Lee, also a school bus driver, are retiring. We listen in on a sad day for Winstead and for many of the parents of the students she drives.

Seattle and Tacoma's program to ease traffic flows is cited as the nation's most effective by the Texas Transportation Institute. The average rush-hour driver in the Seattle area spent 46 hours in congestion in 2002, compared to a 63-hour average in 1992, according to the group. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and King County, Wash., executive Ron Sims.

When political refugees fled Vietnam after the war in the 1970s, thousands settled in a part of Orange County, Calif., now known as Little Saigon. The community of more than 140,000 residents is known for strong feelings against communism. But the prevailing ideology is changing. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.

An investigation of Pennsylvania county jails found that corrections officers often use physical force on people in psychological crisis or who are unable to comply due to a mental health condition.

Roads are closed around the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta because soon a Georgia grand jury is expected to indict former President Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 election.

As fires continue to ravage Southern California, few are more destructive than the San Diego County Harris fire. Capt. Martin Johnson, a California Fire spokesman fighting the Harris fire, talks with Michele Norris about what life is like for a firefighter on the front lines.

The newly passed infrastructure bill could lead to a boom in solar production requiring a lot more land, including farmland. But research is showing solar panels might actually help grow some crops.

The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota by 700, but there's still no end date for the surge despite weeks of turmoil and the deaths of two U.S. citizens.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana who was among a panel of senators that questioned the nation's top public health officials at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.