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Pope Francis heads to Uganda on the second leg of his first-ever Africa visit. The country has been hit by attacks from Islamist extremists; the pontiff is urging reconciliation and forgiveness.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Jessica Lewis McFate, research director at the Institute for the Study of War, about what needs to be done after ISIS is kicked out of a city to keep it from coming back.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill late last month to address what he called “local news deserts” in Illinois. The legislation pushes to ensure local journalism survives in Illinois’ small towns and mid-sized cities.

Leaf through the most recent Arizona budget and you'll find everything from a mask mandate ban to voting restrictions. A new lawsuit say those aren't budget items, they are political horse trading.

President Obama speaks about unity at a memorial service for the Dallas police officers killed last week.

Jobs that became more dangerous during the pandemic were often performed by immigrants. These experiences have led some immigrants to push for better working conditions.

Thailand posts the highest deaths to date. Indonesia is also posting daily records. Vietnam is locking down Ho Chi Minh City for two weeks. And Cambodia is quietly posting its biggest numbers yet.

There have been a lot of different Sherlock Holmes adaptations over the years, but Lucy Liu is probably the first woman to play Dr. Watson. In the CBS drama Elementary, Holmes and Watson solve crimes in modern-day New York City. Liu says a female Watson is a "wonderful concept."

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó urged Venezuelans to take the streets in an effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro. This comes after one person was killed and scores were wounded in Tuesday's violence.

The Georgia town was home to Otis Redding, Little Richard and Capricorn Records, a label that played a key role in the birth of Southern rock. Now, many of the city's musical landmarks are threatened.