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Four teenage poets are in the running for the title of this year's National Youth Poet Laureate. The laureate is chosen based on their commitment to artistic excellence, civic engagement and social justice.

The dictator's choice of voting location sent "a message telling the opposition that we are celebrating through your demise," one Syrian analyst tells NPR. The government said Thursday that Assad won.

A Skagit Valley Chorale rehearsal early last year became a deadly COVID-19 superspreader event. Now, the group is figuring out how to come back together and reforge the bonds of a community choir.

After a 10 month hiatus, Wonder Bread is back and it could be on store shelves in some areas on Monday. Production of the bread stopped when Hostess went out of business.

Wall Street executives are pushing vaccinated workers to return to work, and that's good news for vendors and other small businesses in New York that depend on workers from finance.

Miami is known for its diverse Latino community. After the condominium collapsed in Florida, the tragedy reverberated through the immigrant community, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Daniel talks to Arnold Greenberg, owner of the Left Bank Bakery and Cafe in Blue Hill, Maine. Greenberg wants to give up his business to someone who will really care for it, so he is asking prospective proprietors to send him an essay that describes their reasons for wanting to run the business and $100. He will use the money to pay off the mortgage. Interested parties can write to him at the Left Bank Bakery and Cafe, Blue Hill, Maine 04614

Lynn Terry (f) reports on efforts in France to save the 'Baguette'. In recent years, the French have turned their tastes towards other kinds of breads and the traditional baguette along with local bakeries are slowly but surely diminishing.

Afghans in New Delhi have watched with horror as the Taliban take back control of Afghanistan, and they want to help relatives escape. But many refugees can't get work permits in India.

As Spaniards migrate from villages to cities for work, education and access to health care, rural hamlets are ending up on the auction block. Foreigners are in the market for these properties.