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Much of Florida was designed with cars, not people, in mind. Four of the state's metro areas top the nation in pedestrian deaths per capita. Now, planners in Orlando are working hard to change that.

President Biden spoke about how he plans to "finish the job for the American people," now that he won't have a second term to do that in. He ended his reelection bid Sunday and endorsed Kamala Harris.

Two of the more than 30 people injured in what is being termed as a terror attack in New Orleans Wednesday morning have been confirmed as former students from the Canterbury School in Fort Myers.Congressman Byron Donalds on Wednesday posted the names of the two injured students, Elle Eisele and Steele Idelson, both 2023 graduates of Canterbury. Social media posts say Eisele is studying at the University of Georgia while Idelson is attending San Diego State University.Further details on their injuries were not available.

The Trump administration is reviewing contracts across the federal housing agency. Some employees worry about potentially "devastating" cuts, though union leaders also hope some good may come of it.

Hackers and cybersleuths abound at two tech conferences in Las Vegas. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro talks to correspondent Aarti Shahani about what new technological threats are lurking.

Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren't firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.

A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Chicago Sun Times columnist Laura Washington, about the trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who is charged in the 2014 death of Laquan McDonald.

Most of the 7,500 people who fled an accident in Los Angeles county last year will never be caught. But a proposed statewide hit-and-run system could get some of these drivers off the streets.

At least two shooters opened fire on a social services center in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday leaving 14 dead and 17 wounded. Residents described an incredibly troubling day.