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Born in Cuba in the late 1800s, danzón had couples gliding in a kind of formal square dance a century later.

The first wave of a major winter storm dropped nearly 10 inches of snow on Bloomington-Normal on Wednesday, with another couple inches expected Thursday. The storm snarled travel and kept schoolchildren and many workers at home.

Russian troops have taken Luhansk and are headed for Donetsk, pounding cities along the way. When Donetsk falls, which seems likely, Putin will have "liberated the Donbas." But will he be satisfied?

Galveston, Texas, issues a voluntary evacuation order ahead of Hurricane Rita, which is predicted to make landfall on the Texas coast over the weekend. Elliott Jennings, emergency management coordinator for Galveston County, tells host Michele Norris how the city is getting ready for Rita.

In Gaza City, Palestinian Authority officials call for orderly celebrations as the withdrawal of Jewish settlers begins. But the Islamist Hamas movement calls the pullout a "victory for the armed resistance."

Seen as indestructible in the West, fruitcakes are indispensable in the bustling Hindu city. Bakers of all faiths have the ovens running round the clock to feed Calcutta's appetite for the cakes.

The sound of New Orleans Jazz is unmistakable. If you're in the Crescent City, there's one place you're sure to find it: Preservation Hall. A new, jam-packed box set celebrates the Preservation Hall Jazz Band master tapes that survived Hurricane Katrina.

An update on the war in Ukraine and a look at how life in the city of Odesa has changed.

The Freedom Tower, which will be built at the World Trade Center site in New York City, is being completely redesigned. Wednesday's announcement follows weeks of criticism over building and security plans. Andrea Bernstein of member station WNYC reports.

Traffic jams in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, are legendary. Known as 'go-slows', traffic can be stalled for hours — prime opportunities for hawkers as well as thieves.