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The partial government shutdown has left national parks open but unstaffed. In some places, cities and states are spending local money to keep them well maintained.

Three cities in California, as well as Boulder, Colo., adopted taxes on sugary drinks, a move aimed at combating obesity.

More than half of China's biggest cities are still under some form of lockdown measures. They're costing people economically and emotionally.

Washington, D.C., is the latest city to consider banning businesses from rejecting cash. Opponents of cashless stores say they discriminate against low-income, homeless and undocumented people.

Thomas Wenski, the archbishop of Miami, reacts to the death of Pope Francis, who he met in 2020.

Most Americans think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a brilliant young minister who was one of the architects of the civil rights movement, and who was martyred for it in 1968. But to the revered leader's eldest son, Martin Luther King III, the famous man was just "Daddy."

Hollywood had had fingers crossed for months about what might finally happen this weekend. Marvel has aimed to prove that the theater experience is back with Black Widow.

When vocalist Yoseph Henry plays Jazz UpFront this weekend, he'll bring his deep love of — and history with — gospel music with him. He says like many African Americans, his first taste of music was in his church.

Across the country, officer-involved shootings this year have raised questions about police tactics. In Los Angeles, a third of police shootings involved people deemed in mental distress.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Pam Hobbs about the 75th anniversary of Operation Pied Piper. She was one of the children who were evacuated from London during World War II.