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NPR correspondent Brian Mann is reporting near Pokrovsk, one of the fiercest areas of fighting in eastern Ukraine where Russian soldiers are trying to capture a key transportation and coal-mining hub.

Teamsters workers at Amazon facilities around the country joined picket lines, demanding that Amazon bargain a contract with them. Amazon called the union's move a PR play.

Oakland officially has a new, temporary mayor. Nikki Fortunato Bas has taken over for ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, whose last day in office was Tuesday.

The farming simulation game Stardew Valley came out eight years ago and became a sensation. Developers updated the game last month — making hundreds of changes and adding new content.

The national strike by union workers against Amazon is being felt locally, as labor attempts to force the e-commerce retailer to the bargaining table to begin contract negotiations.

Next fall, California public schools will have a new way to assess reading skills of students in their early years of grade school.

L.A. Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong has announced he will incorporate a bias meter in the paper's coverage that will be powered by AI. This comes after a stream of controversies at the storied paper.

Incoming president Donald Trump has vowed to end the CBP One app, which people outside the U.S. use to book appointments to petition for asylum.

There's a town in North Carolina that evolved as the unlikely epicenter of furniture tastemaking. Each year buyers, makers, trendsetters for furniture descend and hustle to be the next hot couch, chair etc. These are the people who choose the couch you sit on, before you even know you want it. Next hot color: huckleberry.

NPR Member stations spoke with people around the country as part of our series Seeking Common Ground. A range of people and political views share a longing for places to create a sense of community.

The lead accused, a man who drugged his wife and invited other men to their home to rape her, was given 20 years in prison. But the 50 other participants were given more lenient sentences.

The 26-year-old suspect in the killing of CEO Brian Thompson appeared in federal court on Thursday, where he was charged with murder, a crime that carries a possible sentence of the death penalty.