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NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Mayita Meléndez, mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, about the recovery efforts in her region after this week's 6.4 magnitude earthquake.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that President Trump "incited a rebellion" and that New York City "will not be associated with those unforgivable acts in any shape, way or form."

The largest hospital in the rebel-held portion of the northern city, which had already suffered a strike earlier this week, was hit again by at least two barrel bombs Saturday, an aid agency says.

The mayor is handing out a half-million whistles to women in hopes of combating sexual harassment on public transportation. But critics say this only addresses a small part of the problem.

City lawyers in Everett, Wash., are suing the manufacturer of OxyContin, saying the company knew it was being illegally trafficked. Rachel Martin talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Harriet Ryan.

Decarbonizing involves installing things from solar panels to switching out gas stoves for electric stoves. The effort to decarbonize buildings will cut the city's carbon dioxide output by 40%.

Russian forces are now concentrating their attacks on three cities in Ukraine's southeast which are key to the country's agriculture and logistics.

The Biden administration plans to sharply limit who can apply for asylum at the southern U.S. border. The border city of Calexico, Calif., recently declared a state of emergency over immigration.

Extra security is planned Monday for when council members are expected to vote on whether to fund a proposed police training center. The controversial center has prompted protests.

Scientists at U.C. Berkeley are using a network of C02 sensors to more accurately monitor emissions. It's a model that is being used in some cities, and could eventually become a national program.