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The epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has spent weeks under strict restrictions. But the mayor says up to 400,000 people will likely return to their jobs soon — with some conditions.

The Taliban have launched a massive attack on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. There are reports that they have taken over parts of the city.

The Town of Normal is helping the National League of Cities observe its centennial. A century ago, most mid-sized and small cities and towns were agriculture support centers, in essence market towns.

Ski-industry giant Vail resorts is struggling with a strike by ski patrollers at Park City Mountain resort in Utah, their biggest property. Skiers are complaining about delays and unsafe conditions.

Rwandan-backed rebels have taken over a second city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as they continue to seize territory under the watching and passive eyes of the international community.

The Museum of BBQ has opened in Kansas City, Mo., and says it celebrates all kinds of American barbeque.

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to Miranda in 2017 about how his "mixed tape" musical came together.

The AnnualKing Mango Strut parade in Miami was an excuse this year to satirize the city's financial crisis...especially the city's municipal workers and the amount they are paid. Cheryl Devall was there, and has this report on the problems that continue to plague the financially-troubled city.

NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on the city of Caral, Peru, which some archeologists are claiming is the oldest city in the Americas. The buildings of the first city are said to 4,600 years old. That dates it to around the time of the construction of the Egyptian pyramids.

A lawsuit brought by panhandlers who say they lose up to $10 a day because authorities bar them from a popular public square in Chicago is set to go to…