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Anton Gunn rose in the ranks from local activist to working in the Obama White House. He's now in South Carolina, disengaged from national politics and watching the 2016 candidates from the sidelines.

Two homeless mothers in Oakland are fighting to stay in an empty house that they've taken over. They're against speculators who are buying vacant housing amid the Bay Area's growing housing crisis.

The new Canadian government wants to resettle 25,000 Syrians by the end of February. Most are currently living in refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

From NPR's reporters around the globe, our new blog will look to make sense of a big, messy, confusing world.

Because of COVID-19 protocols, school band classes have been moved to parking lots and athletic fields. Students attach coverings to the end of their instruments to stop droplets from getting out.

While some cities push measures that drive immigrants away, some cities are doing exactly the opposite. Dayton, Ohio, adopted a plan to rebuild its battered economy by attracting immigrants — an approach that's influencing the way other cities deal with immigration.

The truce between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway territory of South Ossetia remains precarious. Russian troops are still inside the former Soviet republic. The United States is standing strong with Georgia.

Recent visitors to New Haven may have been greeted with an unusual sight: not the stressed-out Yalies, but singers from across the world uniting for the International Cabaret Conference, now in its eighth year. Run by a former club owner and taught by a who's who of cabaret superstars, it offers singers the chance to hone their craft.

A couple dozen locals gathered at the Wilmington, N.C. bar Barbary Coast Thursday night as the hurricane approached. The owner says he stocked up on PBR.

Each answer is a two-word phrase consisting of two homophones starting with the letter S. For example, given the clue "remained dignified," the answer would be, "stayed staid."