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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then.

The FAA has grounded all Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the U.S. as investigators probe the cause of the crash in Ethiopia. Also, new information suggests the special counsel's investigation is done.

People often turn to public restrooms as a place to get high on opioids. It has led some establishments to close their facilities, while others are training employees to help people who overdose.

Television producer Deb Spera draws on her childhood in rural Branchville, S.C. in her first novel, painting a bleak, atmospheric portrait of three women's lives in the South during the 1920s.

A Francois Hollande presidency in France might turn Europe away from the German-led austerity approach to debt that has been focused tightly on cutting debt. Hollande has pledged to pursue a pro-growth strategy which has struck a chord with jobless voters.

The U.S. ground forces commander in Iraq told NPR what it means now that major ground combat against ISIS has been declared over and the focus of the 5,000 troops there moves to training.

Host Robert Siegel continues his chats with residents of flood-damaged Honeysuckle Lane in New Orleans East. Pat Zeller lives at 40 Honeysuckle Lane, but is staying at a hotel on Canal Street. Floodwaters soaked her home's downstairs, but the rest of the house is in fair condition. She expects to move back in March.

Stung by criticism that they reacted too slowly to Katrina, federal officials say they're working hard to avoid making the same mistakes twice. Already, President Bush has declared Hurricane Rita an "incident of national significance" -- which helps rally federal resources.

After two months of people protesting around the clock, the Tennessee legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would make it a felony to camp out on the grounds of the state Capitol.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Blakey, anthropology and American studies professor at the College of William & Mary, about the African Burial Ground found in Lower Manhattan in 1991.