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Two people shot into a crowd at a New Orleans strip mall Saturday night, before running away. Police are asking the public for help identifying the pair.

A polar bear is dead after an encounter that left an arctic cruise ship guard injured on the northernmost island of Svalbard archipelago, a region between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

Jean Guerrero tells NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, Crux: A Cross Border Memoir, in which she crisscrosses the U.S.-- Mexico border to discover her family history.

Officials are expressing some optimism, saying a break in the strong winds have helped them go on the offensive against the fire that has engulfed more than 95,000 acres north of Sacramento.

CBS officials meet Monday and will likely decide how to move forward following accusations against Chairman and CEO Les Moonves. The New Yorker published accusations of sexual misconduct against him.

Ann Powers talks about curating NPR Music's new list of the 200 greatest songs of the 21st century by women and non-binary artists.

TSA air marshals are monitoring ordinary Americans not suspected of any crime, according to the Boston Globe. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Globe reporter Jana Winter, who broke the story.

The 100th meridian has long divided the U.S. into an arid West and more humid East. Research suggests a warming climate is pushing that boundary east, shaking up agricultural economies along the way.

Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont about President Trump threatening to shut down the government shortly before midterm elections if Congress doesn't fund his border wall.

After being kidnapped in Somalia, Michael Scott Moore considered suicide. Then he experienced an "incredible mental transformation" that enabled him to forgive the people who were causing him pain.