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Neighbors in Portland's Mt. Scott community worked together to combat rising gun violence by changing the environment rather than relying on police. Other communities are learning from their example.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about NBA star Kyrie Irving's suspension and a lawsuit filed against Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Commanders football team.

The Town of Normal is looking into the issue of unhoused people in Uptown — an issue in bad weather at Uptown Station that could emerge as a significant issue in the future.

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?

THE WASHINGTON GUITAR QUINTET, WHICH INCLUDES THE LEGENDARY CHARLIE BYRD, CELEBRATES 10 YEARS AS A GROUP. THEY PLAY AND TALK ABOUT THE UNIQUE NATURE OF BEING AN ALL CLASSICAL GUITAR BAND. 16:45 (The Washington Guitar Quintet CDs can be found in many record stores under Charlie Byrd's listings. The group has two CDs 1) CHARLIE BYRD/ THE WASHINGTON GUITAR QUINTET 2) AQUARELLE - CHARLIE BYRD WITH THE WASHINGTON GUITAR QUINTET If your local record shop does NOT have a copy call Concord Jazz Inc. 1-800-551-5299 or you can write to: Concord Jazz Inc. P.O. Box 845 Concord, CA.

Trevor Bedford's crowd-sourced work on tracking not only where viruses are, but also how quickly they mutate, has proven critical in understanding the nature, danger and trajectory of COVID-19.

Violence and natural disasters are fueling the surge in the number of people displaced, the U.N. says in a new report.

The trek of millions of Monarch butterflies from their breeding grounds in North America to central Mexico is one of nature's great mysteries, scientists say. But many in the area taken over from November to March see it as a mixed blessing.

Residents near Lake Bloomington have reported many dead fish turning up at the lake. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says a carp disease is to blame.

Forty years ago Thursday, radio storyteller Jean Shepherd took a crowded bus from New York City to participate in the March on Washington. The next day, he went on the air and shared the experience from his perspective in the crowds. He had been surprised by the good-natured attitude of most of the demonstrators, and by how they had been received by regular people walking around in the city. We hear an excerpt from his broadcast of Aug. 29, 1963.