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Some 30,000 people are now under orders to evacuate from the Lake Tahoe Region, as the out-of-control Caldor Fire is spreading rapidly in extremely windy and hot conditions.

Philando Castile was killed by police in the largely white suburb of Falcon Heights, Minn. Black and white residents are both trying to make sense of what happened.

Heavy rain continues to fall in China's Henan province, causing the worst flooding in recorded history. So far, the government says 25 people have died and around 100,000 have been evacuated.

The winter storm gripping the eastern U.S. has forced millions of people to scramble for heat and shelter. People who work outside for a living often have no choice but to endure these conditions.

The Starbucks coffee company views China as the fastest growing market for its products outside of the United States. The company already has more than 140 stores in China. As part of this week's series on U.S. relations with China, Steve Inskeep speaks with Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz.

LGBTQ people have faced persecution in Russia and in separatist-controlled regions of Ukraine. That's why many in Ukraine are deciding whether to flee the war or stay and fight.

Weekend Edition classics commentator Elaine Fantham talks about law and order in ancient Rome and Greece.

Hungary is sending all people seeking asylum to a camp on its border with Serbia to temporarily live in converted shipping containers. Hungary's government says it's to keep out terrorists.

Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old man who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York City subway last week, faces manslaughter charges.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Xiomara Diaz, a restaurant owner in Nicaragua, about the country's continued civil unrest and the recent deadly violence there. Protesters want the president to resign.