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The outbreak of COVID-19 in southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas has become the nation's largest and is mostly driven by the highly contagious delta variant.

The District of Columbia opened its first semipermanent tiny park. The parklet's creators hope the new space will encourage pedestrians to hang out, while others worry about losing parking spaces.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Bilal Sarwary, who's based in the Afghan capital Kabul, about the unstable security situation in Afghanistan as U.S. troops leave the country.

The National Rifle Association is using the experience of Hurricane Katrina to document the importance of guns during a disaster. During the chaos in New Orleans post-Katrina, gun purchases by both civilians and law enforcement swelled.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Michael Bociurkiw, a global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about whether European countries will equally welcome migrants from Ukraine.

The federal rental aid program expects to distribute the rest of its money by mid-summer. Some cities have already run out of funding, pushing eviction filings higher than before the pandemic.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Heather and Hattie Anderson, a mother and daughter from Minneapolis, about their community, immigration enforcement operations and protests.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Eric Garcetti about a new jobs program aimed at doubling the employment of Latinos — more than half the city's population — in the film industry there.

The Boot Girls have become among Atlanta's most sought-after entrepreneurs. Armed with $50 keys, they're undercutting the controversial and often shady vehicle-booting industry.

The pandemic-era policy nearly halted the processing of asylum applications. As Title 42 was lifted on Thursday, officials braced for an influx of migrants. But the reality was relatively calm.