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Cynicism is tempting in uncertain times. But Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki says cynicism makes us more lonely, less trusting and less healthy. He suggests opting for "hopeful skepticism" instead.

NPR's David Green speaks to Valerie Sale, public information office for Bay County, Florida, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Michael.

Bishop Paul Tighe, the Adjunct Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, was a member of the Vatican's inaugural panel at the Austin fest. He discusses the Catholic Church's social media role.

Efforts are underway in Nairobi to remove the militants and others trapped in the high-end shopping mall after it was attack on Saturday. For more on what the situation is like, David Greene talks to an American who works for a non-governmental organization. She asks only to be identified by her first name Lauren.

The president-elect has vowed to strengthen the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of Americans health insurance. But many insured people still struggle to pay for health care, research finds.

This year the beloved holiday comes on the heels of a national movement demanding racial justice. One Native American leader says that "people want to resolve the burdens of our history."

Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mayor Derrick Freeman of Port Arthur, Texas, which is east of Houston and has experienced flooding as well.

Students, business owners, sanitation workers and doctors are all struggling to cope with the daily frustrations of living in a city of 7 million that's afraid of an outbreak of COVID-19.

Schanda Bennett was working her black jack table at the Hooters Casino Hotel during Sunday night's massacre. She tells NPR's Kelly McEvers concert goers, some injured, rushed into the casino.

New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham died Saturday at the age of 87. New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet discusses his life and his nearly 40 years of work for the paper.