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The Karm al-Jabal neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, in a picture taken during a sandstorm Friday. A U.S. court has issued a temporary order that one Syrian family's asylum petition be processed regardless of President Trump's new travel ban.

A Judge Orders One Syrian Family's Asylum Request Be Processed

The temporary order sets aside President Trump's most recent travel ban, but just for this one case. But lawsuits in other courts are seeking to overturn the executive order entirely.

The Supreme Court held a special sitting on September 30, 2022, for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Harris, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff attended as guests of the court.

Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gets formal induction before the new term

Ahead of the Supreme Court's term beginning next week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson participated in a short, formal investiture ceremony on Friday.

Sunday Puzzle: Challenge Shmallenge

Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz tries to stump NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and WAMU listener Jeff Zarkin of Burke, Va.

Hanoi brings back neighborhood loudspeakers

The government in Vietnam's capital Hanoi is bringing back archaic neighborhood loudspeakers to deliver information to the people. Few of them seem to want it.

The largest portion of a new White House funding request is for $22.4 billion in COVID-19 funding, money that would go toward stockpiling vaccines and tests, as well as to research and development and the global vaccine response.

White House asks for $47 billion for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox and disasters

The administration hopes the funding request will become part of an upcoming short-term spending bill aimed at funding the federal government beyond Sept. 30.

Justin Townes Earle: From Nashville To New York City

On Harlem River Blues, the singer-songwriter puts the staples of American music in the context of his adopted home. He infuses country, blues, soul and folk with the highs and lows for which New York is known -- inspiration and desperation, energy and exhaustion, working too much and great temptation.

'Texas Sheik' Mixes Old Sounds With New Style

Emmy Award-winning musician Geoff Muldaur has collaborated with artists from Jerry Garcia to Bonnie Raitt. His latest album with his band the Texas Sheiks draws on his jazz and blues background. He shares more from his past -- as well as a few tunes -- in the Fresh Air studio.

Barbra Streisand during a recording session in Burbank, Calif.

Song Premiere: Barbra Streisand And John Legend Together

"There really are no words to explain the kind of emotion you feel when you realize you're capturing that kind of lightning in a bottle," says producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Volunteer clinic escorts shield a patient from anti-abortion activists outside the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Illinois, last month. Clinics in states like Illinois, which has less restrictive laws, have been reporting an influx of patients from neighboring states.

Even before the Dobbs ruling, more Americans were traveling for abortions

A report from the Guttmacher Institute finds that state abortion restrictions do not necessarily correlate to a lower abortion rate, as more patients travel out of state.

A ballot proposition on November's election would put language into the New York State constitution that would mandate a right to clean water, clean air, and a healthful environment, guarantees that don't now exist in the state's constitution.

NYSERDA offers $18 million in grants for nature-based solutions to lower carbon emissions

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is now offering more than $18 million dollars for private companies and others to develop nature-based solutions through the Natural Carbon Solutions Challenge.

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