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Residents feeling the Palisades Fire abandoned their cars in gridlock traffic as the wildfire approached. Evacuation planning is central to saving lives in wildfires, but many communities are behind.

Numerous artists reportedly passed on the opportunity to perform at this year's Super Bowl. DJs Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia look back at past musician protests.

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A memo from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, obtained by NPR, instructs her staff that visits should be requested at least seven days in advance.

Officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in a U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities, a judge ruled Friday.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bob Jacobson, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, about the fatal shooting of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti.

Heather McGhee, author of 2021's The Sum of Us, discusses the economic cost of racism, the importance of community organizing and the "zero-sum lie" that progress for some means loss for others.

Five-time U.S. Olympian Katie Uhlaender says a point-manipulation scheme blocked her bid to compete in Milan Cortina. U.S. sports officials are backing her bid for a special berth at the Winter Games.

David Hecht reports that an obscure civil war in the west African nation of Senegal has escalated in recent months. Rebels are fighting for independence in the southern province of Casamance; an upsurge in fighting since last summer has left hundreds dead. There is resentment in the Casamance that Senegal's central government is neglecting the region; the rebels also have a unique justification for their fight: they claim Senegal has no right to rule the Casamance because it still belongs to former colonial power France.

David Hecht reports from Equatorial Guinea that although American oil companies are flourishing in the African nation, the people Equatorial Guinea are not benefiting from the investments. According to the United Nations, the majority of the people of Equatorial Guinea are going hungry. Most have no running water, healthcare or education. (5:19