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Shell's plastics plant outside Pittsburgh, which was built with over a billion dollars in tax credits from the state, has violated clean air laws 19 times since it began operating two years ago.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves a plan to invade the heavily populated city of Rafah in southern Gaza. Plus, the first food aid to arrive by sea.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with soccer podcaster and writer Musa Okwonga about the remarkable season Bayer Leverkusen is having in the German soccer league.

Hong Kong looks set to pass sweeping additional security legislation decades in the making. Critics say the legislation is too broad and gives even more power to Hong Kong's government.

Gangs, which have called for the ouster of the country's defacto prime minister, are surrounding the Port Au Prince airport. The prime minister is presumed to still be in stranded in Puerto Rico.

Pennsylvania is one of a dozen states where providing drug users with clean syringes to help prevent infection is not authorized. Now there's a push to change the state law.

Protests have intensified in Hong Kong after one activist was shot and a pro-Beijing supporter set on fire. The demonstrations are in their fifth month.

Known best for her story quilts depicting African American experiences and feminine life, she also created paintings, sculpture and children's books. She was 93.

Though Pennsylvania has a lot of historic sites, it has lagged behind other states in providing tax incentives to preserve and restore them. Some classic buildings in Philadelphia are in need.

Created between the 1950s and 1970s, brutalist buildings are defined by its use of exposed concrete and a minimalist design. Many people hate brutalism, though architects have an appreciation for it.