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Workers in protective gear register residents for COVID-19 testing in the Jingan district of western Shanghai, China, on April 1, 2022. Shanghai allowed 4 million more people out of their homes Wednesday as coronavirus rules that shut down China's largest city eased and some factories resumed operation.

Shanghai eases COVID rules and allows 4 million more people out of their homes

An official says the virus is under control in some parts of the city. Meanwhile, the IMF cut its forecast of Chinese economic growth and warned the global flow of industrial goods might be disrupted.

A house lays in the mud after it was washed away by Hurricane Fiona at Villa Esperanza in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.

U.S. waives federal law to boost diesel supply for Puerto Rico

The U.S. government announced it would allow foreign diesel deliveries to Puerto Rico as it faces a dwindling supply of fuel nearly two weeks after Hurricane Fiona pummeled the U.S. territory.

After the invasion, The Manhattan restaurant Russian Samovar posted signs showing support for Ukraine.

At a Russian restaurant in NYC, the terrors of war hit home

Russian and Ukrainian workers at Russian Samovar are united in their opposition to the war.

San Ysidro businesses look forward to revised travel restriction starting in November

The White House says fully vaccinated foreign travelers can enter the U.S. starting Nov. 8.

Above-ground casks at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant store some of the utility's nuclear fuel. Because of a lack of a central repository, nuclear waste is piling up at individual reactor sites across the United States.

Not so fast: California's last nuke plant might run longer

California's last operating nuclear power plant could get a second lease on life.

Adam Farkes and Leo Azevedo of BNRG at a solar energy project in Augusta, Maine. A bigger project planned on the far side of the fence is on hold because of a federal trade investigation.

Solar projects are on hold as U.S. investigates whether China is skirting trade rules

A federal investigation of allegations that China is illegally avoiding duties on solar panels sold to U.S. companies is putting the brakes on the nation's solar power build-out.

A Texas town gets its portrait on a silo

Australian artist Guido Van Helten is known for his large-scale murals, often painted on abandoned industrial sites. Now he's telling the stories of McKinney, Texas, on the sides of its grain silos.

More than social media: The WhatsApp outage affected small businesses worldwide

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ayman El Tarabishy, professor at George Washington University, about how Facebook's outage earlier this week halted work for businesses who rely on WhatsApp worldwide.

Elizabeth Holmes, center, leaves federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 22. The one-time medical entrepreneur now charged with building a fraudulent company based on promises of a revolutionary technology returned to the witness stand Monday.

Elizabeth Holmes testifies about alleged sexual and emotional abuse at fraud trial

Holmes' stunning testimony marks the first time the former chief executive of the biotech startup Theranos told the jury about her allegations of abuse by her former romantic and business partner.

At its heart, the story of the Cuban sandwich is about immigration. This image shows Cuban sandwiches being made in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida in 1966.

What's the origin of the Cuban sandwich? Researchers set out to settle the debate

The origin of the sandwich has been a long-standing debate between Tampa and Miami, which both claim ownership. The truth is neither came up with it.

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