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It's been three months since state officials closed four liquor stores in Whiteclay, Neb. As the small town's primary source of income, that has affects both good and bad. The state-backed Whiteclay Task Force is plotting the town's future as dilapidated buildings are being razed and replaced with green space. Even the regulars who drank openly day and night and passed out on the sidewalks and in the alleys are gone.

It's the sixth time South African President Jacob Zuma has faced a possible vote of no confidence — and for the first time, the vote was held by secret ballot.

Jim Kent runs an English-language radio station in Barcelona and arrived at the scene in the Las Ramblas district shortly after he heard the news of the deadly van attack.

Police in Hollywood, Fla., confirmed they are investigating the deaths. The facility may have been without air conditioning following the storm, according to multiple news reports.

Rachel Martin talks to Ron Nirenberg, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, about the hurricane response by his city, which is seeing an influx of evacuees from other areas of the state.

Hurricane Harvey made landfall north of Corpus Christi, Texas around 10 p.m. Friday night as a Category 4 hurricane. It's the most powerful storm to hit Texas in more than 50 years.

Michel Martin talks to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner about the storm pummeling the region.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Al Letson, host of the podcast Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, about protecting a man from being beaten at a Berkeley, Calif., anti-hate rally.

Foster families are in short supply on the Navajo Nation. U.S. law requires Native children be placed with Native families, so a small number of homes take in a large number of foster children.

A House primary in Chicago is highlighting division within the Democratic party, where the centrist Rep. Dan Lipinsky is facing a strong primary challenge from a progressive candidate.