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NPR's A Martinez talks with Abby Maxman, CEO and president of Oxfam America, about the organization's latest report on wealth inequality, and how that gap has increased during the pandemic.

Thursday marks 50 years since a flood killed 238 people in Rapid City, South Dakota. Survivors say it's important to tell their stories, so future generations don't repeat deadly mistakes of the past.

If your idea of an unusual culinary combination is ketchup on scrambled eggs, maybe you'd like to try something a little more exotic. Some chefs at popular restaurants slip secret ingredients into their dishes all the time. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports on some examples for Morning Edition.

Authorities are trying to learn more information about the suspect identified following a mass shooting at a New York City subway station on Tuesday.

Kenneth Bacon, president of Refugees International, talks with Scott Simon about his visit to Darfur this week. Bacon says the peace accord signed in May has failed to stop violence in the region. But aid efforts in the region have largely managed to continue serving the large displaced population.

Aid groups estimate 300,000 of Zimbabwe's urban poor have lost their homes in a new push by President Robert Mugabe. He says "Operation Clear Out the Trash" will wipe out illegal ghettos in the capital of Harare and cut crime. But political opposition groups see the campaign as punishment against those who recently voted against Mugabe, many of whom live in the shanty towns. Haru Mutasa reports from Zimbabwe.

Some major fireworks displays are canceled again this year — some over wildfire concerns amid dry weather and others because of enduring pandemic-related staffing and supply chain issues.

President Biden is back in Washington after visiting New Mexico for a briefing on wildfires which have now burned more than 900 square miles.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will try to prove that Donald Trump knew he lost the election, but continued to press false claims about fraud anyway.

The war displaced millions of Ukrainians. But officials are trying to entice citizens to travel around the country for pleasure again.