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State environmental regulators gather to discuss policy and lawsuits, marijuana dispensaries learn their fate on fees, and nursing homes in Montana anticipate a new challenge.

Today, we have stories about a low rate of COVID vaccination in nursing homes, the start of the ski season and more.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Wanuri Kahiu, director of the film Rafikiabout Kahiu's style of filmmaking and why the movie was banned in Kenya.

The Colombian city was the world's murder capital in the 1990s, but it managed to turn its fortunes around. Homicides were cut by 80 percent and made big gains on a number of fronts. But the city still faces many challenges in a region plagued by violence.

The federal government has warned about scams related to the coronavirus pandemic. NPR has been investigating one California company which has sold a supposedly "FDA approved" home test for COVID-19.

More and more Americans now live in wildfire-prone landscapes and have no idea of the perils they face. Here's how to find out.

Despite legal requirements, more than one-quarter of cases of severe abuse that were uncovered by government investigators were not reported to the police. The majority involved sexual assault.

International calls for a cease-fire grew this past week as Israel continued its strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas militants.

What makes rents go down and neighborhood diversity go up? Corporate landlords. But they also make it harder to own for yourself.

So far, the project has been a success.