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Ornate refreshment kiosks were once the heart of Lisbon's parks and plazas. They faded away under a dictatorship that discouraged public gatherings. Now they're back to help revitalize the city.

The orange root vegetable is not just a base for melted marshmallows.

NPR examined what the president-elect has said about the 10 issues voters care most about.

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Audie Cornish, Tamara Keith and Cory Turner about the crush of people trying to get through security checkpoints to find a place on the Mall to witness the inauguration.

The president has made up his mind, but he's not saying who it is just yet. He will announce his pick officially to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy in a prime-time ceremony Monday night.

Nearly two-thirds said the president has been too lax on Russia, and almost half of Republicans agreed. Most Americans also believe Russia will try to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections.

Five years after filing for bankruptcy protection, Detroit has achieved a financial feat few experts predicted. But some worry the growth is leaving long-time Detroit residents behind.

The air has been getting dirtier around the country's largest coke fuel plant near Pittsburgh. The push to clean up pollution is complicated when residents depend on the industry that's causing it.

Almost 90 percent of Californians do not have earthquake insurance. That worries state officials and quake experts, who are renewing the push to boost insurance coverage.

The nation's 41st president loved horseshoes, went skydiving, and of course, was a self-proclaimed "sock man."