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It may be surrounded by razor wire and checkpoints, but Baghdad's annual City of Peace Carnival attracts thousands to a huge riverside party to hear music, savor food and hope for a peaceful future.

A new arts district is taking shape in what was once a booming industrial center. Drab warehouses are canvases for street artists in Hialeah, an affordable alternative to Miami's Wynwood art scene.

President Xi Jinping, speaking at a United Nations conference in New York, says Beijing hopes to increase its share to a total of $12 billion by 2030.

Saudi Arabia announced the new figure, up from 717 on Friday. Meanwhile, Iran has said the tragedy is "not incompetence ... [but] a crime" due to lax security during the pilgrimage.

USA Today reporter Kim Hjelmgaard has been making the long journey from Lesbos, Greece, to Berlin, Germany, with migrants and refugees. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Hjelmgaard about the reporting trip.

Wolfe has just released the recording of Anthracite Fields, which won the 2015 Pulitzer for music. The piece is based on the knotty history of coal-mining families in her home state of Pennsylvania.

Francis also told bishops at a morning meeting that "I commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected."

Speaker John Boehner shocked the political establishment when he announced will step down. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with correspondent Mara Liasson about what it means for Congress and Republicans.

So far, 34 lawsuits have been filed against VW for selling diesel cars that cheat emissions tests. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Mona Chalabi of FiveThirtyEight.com about similar class-action lawsuits.

If you ask for a bottle of sparkling wine from England, sommelier Andrew Stover says people look at you oddly — until now. NPR's Rachel Martin and NPR editor and sommelier Barrie Hardymon do a taste test.