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A screenshot of a rendering of a rainbow crosswalk in Hillcrest from an October 2018 digital presentation produced by the office of San Diego City Councilman Chris Ward.

The Battle Over Art And Safety On San Diego's Streets

The discussion in City Heights is the latest decorative crosswalk debate that comes amid a years-long struggle in Hillcrest, where a separate but similar project may finally come to fruition.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. holds a news conference following the 2018 midterm elections on Nov. 7, 2018. Pelosi expects to lead the House Democrats and plans an agenda focused on promoting campaign finance reform, an expansion of voting rights and overhauling political redistricting.

Democrats Say Their First Bill Will Focus On Strengthening Democracy At Home

The first bill House Democrats' will vote on would establish automatic voter registration, strengthen the Voting Rights Act, limit partisan redistricting and tighten campaign finance laws.

Protestors holding pictures of people who died from use of paint removers, including Drew Wynne, protest outside a Portland, Maine, Lowe's store on May 10, 2018. They were trying to persuade the retailer to stop selling paint strippers containing methylene chloride.

Retailers Plan To Clear Deadly Paint Removers From Shelves, As EPA Delays Ban

A chemical in common paint removal products is implicated in more than 50 deaths. Even though a federal ban has been delayed, some major retailers are voluntarily taking the products off shelves.

In this Nov. 10, 2018 photo provided by NBC, Lt. Com. Dan Crenshaw, left, a congressman-elect from Texas, appears next to comedian Pete Davidson during Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" in New York.

Dan Crenshaw, Navy SEAL And Congressman-Elect, Takes To 'SNL' For A Teachable Moment

Republican Dan Crenshaw is one of at least 16 new veterans who were elected to the House in the midterm elections.

People gather to pray for the victims of a mass shooting during a candlelight vigil in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. A gunman opened fire Wednesday evening inside a country music bar, killing multiple people, including a responding sheriff's sergeant.

Reporting On Mass Shootings: A Familiar Heartbreaking Script

In the past year, NPR's Leila Fadel has had to report on the mass shooting in Las Vegas, and last week's shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., that left 13 dead, including the gunman.

President Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron took part in a ceremony Sunday to commemorate the end of World War I.

World Leaders Warn Against Nationalism At World War I Remembrance Ceremony

In a speech at the Arc de Triomphe, French President Emmanuel Macron took aim at the style of nationalism that has been embraced by President Trump.

Each year, 3,000 to 4,000 cats are adopted through the Humane Rescue Alliance, and another 1,000 ferals are trapped, neutered and released in Washington, D.C. Cat lovers have joined up with bird lovers to count the feral cats in the city.

To Decrease Bird Kills, Cat Lovers Team Up With Bird Lovers In D.C. Cat Count

Outdoor cats kill as many as 4 billion birds each year in this country. But how many cats are there, really? Now a team of technicians is trying to count Washington, D.C.'s feral felines.

South Wind Women's Center in Wichita, Kan. where Dr. George Tiller worked. An anti-abortion extremist who shot and wounded Tiller in 1993 was released from prison earlier this month, and that has clinics that provide abortions concerned. Dr. Tiller was shot and killed in 2009 by another extremist.

Clinics That Provide Abortions Anxious After An Uptick In Threats Of Violence

The release of Rachelle "Shelley" Shannon, who was imprisoned for shooting and injuring an abortion provider in 1993, has clinics on edge amid increased harassment of clinics that provide abortions.

Keystone XL pipeline sections sit on a train near Glendive, Mont.

As Construction Of Keystone XL Is Paused, Tribes Brace For What's Next

A federal judge in Montana blocked further work on the Keystone XL oil pipeline this week. Construction was scheduled to start in January 2019 and TransCanada says it's still committed to the project.

Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein attend the U.S. Marshal Service's Director's Honorary Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C, on November 1, 2018.

The Russia Investigations: Who's Running The Justice Department?

The president's appointment of a new acting AG ejected Jeff Sessions and leapfrogged Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, the only person at DOJ who the president may like less than Sessions or Robert Mueller.

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