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Investigators inspect a site after shelling near an administrative building in Donetsk, the capital of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, on Sunday.

A rocket struck a mayor's office in Donetsk, an area controlled by separatists

Pro-Kremlin officials on Sunday blamed Ukraine for a rocket attack that struck the mayor's office in Donetsk, a city controlled by pro-Russian separatists.

Here's why customers at a handful of tiny banks in central China are up in arms

Angry victims of a multi-million dollar banking scam in China are accusing the government of manipulating health codes to restrict their movement, raising concerns of abuse of power and technology.

Police from London, Ontario, block protesters from the Ambassador Bridge on Saturday.

Bridge linking U.S. and Canada reopens after police remove last protesters

Canadian authorities announced the resumption of travel across the busy Ambassador Bridge after police removed the last group of protesters.

Mohammad Jan Azad (left) and Hamidullah Hussaini (right), hold a poster with faces of the girls killed in a suicide attack at the Kaaj Learning Center in an ethnic Hazara section of Kabul. I recognized the two young women in the upper left corner. A week before, I'd edited the photos for an NPR story about Marzia Mohammadi (left) and her cousin, Hajar Mohammadi. Hussaini was their math teacher.

'I was their teacher': A chance encounter as Afghans protest after a suicide bombing

Pierre Kattar edited the pictures for an NPR story about two of the teenagers killed in the Sept. 30 attack. On Oct. 10, he went to a demonstration in Rome and made an unexpected connection.

Politicians lobbied for border reopening as San Ysidro businesses suffered

Almost all members of the local political and business establishment agreed that the ban on non-essential cross border travel was unfair.

Patrons keep their social distance while waiting for donuts outside Donut Friend bakery in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Saturday. A vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country takes effect Monday in Los Angeles, requiring proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses from restaurants to shopping malls and theaters to nail and hair salons.

Strict mandate takes effect in LA. Business patrons must show proof of vaccination

Los Angeles is among a growing number of cities across the U.S., including San Francisco and New York City, requiring people show proof of vaccination to enter various types of businesses and venues.

A man takes a picture of a poster paying homage to veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala in Mumbai, India, on Sunday. Jhunjhunwala, died at the age of 62.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India's Warren Buffett, dies at 62

Jhunjhunwala, a chartered accountant from the northern state of Rajasthan, began investing in the stock market while he was still in college, starting off with capital of just 5,000 rupees ($63).

They made a material that doesn't exist on Earth. That's only the start of the story.

A scientific discovery could forever change China and the U.S. industrial balance.

A number of companies with staff in Texas has offered to pay for abortion-related travel.

Corporate America reckons with its role in reproductive rights

A growing list of companies is offering to cover travel expenses for abortion care, if an employee lives in a state with restrictive laws. Yet corporate America still has its own issues to address.

Darren and Courtney Johnson sit on the back of a truck outside their home in Center Hill, Fla. Three weeks after they bought a used SUV and took it home, they were told by a dealership manager that they needed to return and sign a new contract with different terms. Things went downhill from there.

Even after you think you bought a car, dealerships can 'yo-yo' you and take it back

NPR investigated a practice called a yo-yo sale and found it's hurting car buyers nationwide, tougher rules can make a difference, and the Federal Trade Commission has a chance to crack down.

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