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Biden's plan includes putting an end to illegal gun sales and strengthening funding for anti-violence programs in communities.

In Cincinnati, Ohio, some candidates spent upwards of $200,000 for a seat on the city council, before a city ordinance placed spending caps on local campaigns. The city hopes a court challenge to the ordinance will wind up before the Supreme Court...and will prompt the Court to reverse its 1976 Supreme Court decision that found mandatory spending caps violate candidates' free speech rights. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

Barbara Mantel takes a walking tour around New York City with author Jerold Kayden, who has written Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience. In New York City, developers are allowed to make their buildings taller in exchange for creating parks, plazas or gardens for the public to use. Mantel and Kayden take a look at some of places created for public use.

The 14-candidate race will determine who succeeds Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

To China, it's a big deal — even if a handful of countries are protesting China's human rights record.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Sheila Hulburt from Columbia, TN. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WPLN in Nashville.)

Lots of us would love to ride our bikes to work — but safety is always an issue. Here & Now's Scott Tong knows that firsthand.

The Dream Streetcar, featuring a hot pink wrap and colorful Barbie-ish themed seats, cost taxpayers because it isn't an official ad for the film. The fare-free car operates for another six weeks.

Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was unarmed and holding his cell phone when he was fatally shot by a Columbus police officer in December. The settlement is the largest in the city's history.

The Chicago City Council approved a plan to give civilians oversight of the city's police department: the result of a years-long effort to allow residents a role in how their communities are policed.