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The Everything but the Girl singer uses music to explore feminist themes. She sings about the different stages of women's lives on her recent solo album, Record. Originally broadcast May 3, 2018.

The Mexican capital's incoming leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, is an environmental engineer who worked on a U.N. climate panel that shared a Nobel Prize with Al Gore. Can she stabilize the city?

People in Ellicott City, Md., are surveying the damage to their homes and businesses after a historic flash flood raged through the city — the second in as many years. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mark Hemmis, whose restaurant Phoenix Emporium was badly damaged back in 2016 and again on Sunday.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Allison Arwady, public health commissioner for the city of Chicago, about her city's preparations for a growing number of cases.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller on President Trump's plan to send federal law enforcement officers into the city to fight crime.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was voters' top choice in New York City's mayoral primary race Tuesday, while former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang conceded.

In a $1.5 million project, the Fort Jesse pump stations will get a new generator, and workers will complete a complex rewiring of electrical systems to minimize the risk of both pumps failing simultaneously.

The forthcoming Farm to City Harvest Store now has a building in downtown Farmer City, bringing the area closer to losing its status as a food desert. A 10-member steering committee is leading the effort to transform 111 S. Main St. into a cooperative grocery store that features local produce, meats, cheeses and more.

The City of Bloomington is trying to figure out how it will meet future demands for drinking water.

Bloomington city officials are exploring more treatments to eliminate the odor and improve the taste of its water.