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A man and a child stand in the doorway of a bus provided by Hungarian authorities for migrants and refugees stranded at the Keleti train station in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday. The migrants boarded buses provided by Hungary's government and headed to Austria, which allowed them in.

In the fast-moving migrant crisis, here's a snapshot of the key figures.

Mike Pesca of Slate's "The Gist" updates NPR's Linda Wertheimer on March Madness.

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, on Friday. Asian stock markets slumped after Beijing responded to the Trump administration's tariff hikes by saying it may order higher import duties on a range of U.S. goods.

U.S.-China Trade War Fears Send Global Stock Markets Tumbling

The Dow lost a total of more than 1,100 points in the past two days amid rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Japan's Nikkei dived 4.5 percent, and indexes also fell in Europe.

Moderna will test new COVID-19 vaccine booster doses, saying that while its vaccine should protect against variants found in the U.K. and South Africa, it isn't as effective against the South African strain. Here, a bus in London carries a sign telling people, "Act Like You've Got It" — to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.

Moderna Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Still Protects Against Emerging Strains

In a new round of tests, the drug company wants to see if booster doses of its vaccine will ramp up defenses against emerging strains of the coronavirus.

A bald eagle spotted in Magee Marsh. Much of this state wildlife area sits in Ottawa County which had the highest number of bald eagle nests in the latest census.

Ohio's Bald Eagle Population Is Soaring

Ohio's bald eagle population is making a strong comeback, according to the 2020 nest census from the Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of...

Cleveland Awards COVID-19 Loans To 113 Small Businesses

Angela Sharpley opened Pipe’N Hot Grill in late January, only to see the coronavirus pandemic threaten to dry up her business two months later. This week, her seafood restaurant in Cleveland’s GlenVillage development was among 113 local businesses to win a total of $1.1 million in emergency pandemic loans from City Hall. Each loan is for as much as $10,000, and no payments are due until 2021.

Protestors rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program known as DACA outside the offices of Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sept. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati.

Ohioans Divided On Immigration, Agree On Some Gun Controls

A new poll by Baldwin Wallace University sheds some light on how Ohioans are feeling about a range of issues from immigration and refugee resettlement to…

CMSD Pushing Return To In-Person Learning Back To March 8

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) will push back its school re-opening timeline by one week, bringing students back to the classroom for hybrid, in-person learning starting March 8. CMSD CEO Eric Gordon contacted families Thursday with the update that all students will stay in remote learning through the week of March 1. In his message, Gordon said the delay was necessary to make sure things are in place to ensure a safe and smooth transition.

Ohio Governor Lays Out His Proposed Two-Year Budget

Gov. Mike DeWine has laid out his proposed two-year state budget. It sinks $1 billion into one-time spending.

Refugees from New Orleans head into a Red Cross shelter in Baton Rouge, La., in the days after Hurricane Katrina. The Red Cross is trying to improve its disaster-preparedness following criticism of its response to Hurricane Katrina.

Red Cross Prepares for 2006 Hurricane Season

Documents obtained by NPR show that the American Red Cross is trying to be better prepared for the 2006 hurricane season, which officially begins June 1.

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