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When a blizzard's coming, there are sure to be stories about folks stocking up on toilet paper. And when the blizzard's over, there are sure to be stories about seemingly unprepared local governments.

Tropical Storm Elsa tore through Jacksonville, Fla., and southeast Georgia on Wednesday, leaving one person dead in its wake.

A journalist based in Afghanistan's capital said Tuesday is better than the day before, with some signs of normalcy, even as the future of the country and many of its citizens is in limbo.

There were some 10.5 billion trips taken across the nation on mass transit last year, the second-highest number since 1957, according to the American Public Transportation Association, which keeps track of how many people ride buses, trains, subways and ferries.

After thousands of entries, the Tiny Desk Contest judges have landed on this year's winner.

Officially, at least 6,000 Filipinos, mostly poor drug peddlers and addicts, have been killed in the anti-drug police operations. But rights groups say the number of victims could be four times that.

Video posted to social media showed students jumping from second-story windows, apparently to escape the attack. Russian officials said the suspect, a student, had been detained.

The team will become the Cleveland Guardians in 2022 after a long push to abandon a name Indigenous activists fought for years to change.

Fans of the Mansion Diner, near New York city's Gracie Mansion, will have to do without its affordable spinach pies and cheeseburgers for a spell. The diner, which has been in the Phillips family since 1945, is closing for renovations in a few weeks. Owner Phil Phillips shares nuggets from the diner's homespun history.

French lawmakers are calling for legal action against several rap musicians for allegedly inciting violence and racism in last month's suburban riots. Rap artists say the music reflects economic and social reality, and shouldn't be blamed for the unrest.