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San Francisco's move to clean up what the mayor calls "nasty streets" in an area long troubled by crime and drugs underscores the challenges that many cities face tackling big systemic problems.

When a gunman took hostages at a Texas synagogue, he invoked Aafia Saddiqui's name. NPR's A Martinez talks to Michael Kugelman of the Wilson Center about why she's in prison.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. David Schonfeld of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, about the impact of school lockdown exercises.

Jeremy Jackson's latest cookbook, Desserts That Have Killed Better Men Than Me, is filled with delights such as hot milk sponge cake with citrus syrup and the "indispensable chocolate torte." NPR's Michele Norris talks with Jackson about his passion for sweets.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Alex Newhouse of the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies about the shooting suspect's violent posts.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with leaders of New York University's Muslim community about Shia and Sunni responses to the killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque, N.M.

A probe found troubling lapses in the country's organ transplant system. Blood types mismatched, diseased organs accidentally transplanted and donor organs lost or damaged in transit.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Didi Kuo of Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law about how political polarization is threatening democracy.

The auto industry is undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation and not just blue-collar workers are feeling the impact. Some white-collar jobs are now at risk.

Anti-abortion rights groups say they've been preparing to help women facing unplanned pregnancies through a network of volunteer organizations. Critics say those services come with strings attached.