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Three 20-somethings have created the volunteer-based group Invisible Hands to deliver groceries and supplies to at-risk older people in New York City.

Teju Cole's debut novel, Open City, follows Julius, a half-Nigerian and half-German doctor, as he wanders the streets of New York. Julius struggles to understand his identity as an immigrant, an experience the author himself is familiar with.

Mexicans donned masks and stayed home Sunday, as that nation tries to slow the spread of the new swine flu virus.

The Iraqi military, with help from the U.S. and Iran, now holds most of Tikrit after a month of heavy fighting with the Islamic State. NPR's Alice Fordham visited and says the city is still volatile.

Residents of Khabarovsk, a Russian city on the Chinese border, have held protests against the arrest of a popular governor for more than a week. The demonstrations signal growing discontent in Russia.

After a surge in violence in the Congolese city of Beni, the World Health Organization and UNICEF have decided to temporarily pullout non-essential staff from the Ebola hotspot.

In an interview Friday morning, President Trump announced Memphis is his next target for federal intervention to combat crime. The president said he has support from Tennessee's governor and Memphis' mayor.

City of Bloomington Township provided emergency food assistance to nearly 500 people whose SNAP benefits were denied during the recent federal government shutdown.

Authorities detained a former U.S. Army soldier who is accused of starting a fire and shooting a pellet gun outside of a federal building in New York City that houses an immigration court.

Dozens of cities are vowing to cut their carbon emissions and uphold the U.S. commitment to the Paris climate deal. Despite progress, many are falling short of their most ambitious goals.