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Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass has taken a lot of criticism for problems plaguing her city. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bass, who is dealing with budget cuts and the remains of the wildfires.

Election workers across 22 different states told NPR they've received threats or felt unsafe doing their jobs, and many are worried for what the 2024 presidential election will bring.

Jim McIngvale promised that if the Astros won 63 games, he's reimburse the first 500 customers to spend more than $6,3000 at his store. They won 70 games. That promise cost McIngvale $4 million.

The Oregonian reports the Iraqi Kurd bought a ticket through a website. His numbers won $6.4 million. Officials are keeping his identity secret for his security.

The index dropped just more than 200 points, about 1.6 percent, on concerns about weak economic growth around the world.

A problem with a fuel line could lead to an engine fire, the company warned. The recall affects 2013 Escape models with 1.6-liter engines. Ford will deliver a loaner vehicle to owners and take the Escapes to its dealers for repair.

There was a 2.6 percent increase in housing starts in April from March, the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development say.

The enhanced payments expand the existing child tax credit to $3,000 from $2,000 and provide an extra $600 for kids under age 6.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on a recently completed study by two Columbia University anthropologists who examined the difficulties of finding a job at fast food restaurants in the inner city. They concluded that these jobs, while low paying, are coveted and that there are not enough of them to go around. 6:00 8. Profile of Minister - Daniel travels to the southwestern African country of Namibia and meets Libertine Amathila, the Namibian Minsiter of Housing and Local Government. She is the most politically powerful woman in the country and may be the first woman to run for president in Africa.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports committee members from both the House and Senate questioned Bridgestone-Firestone and Ford Motor Company executives on Capitol Hill yesterday about the recall of more than 6 and a half million tires. Legislators are promising more hearings in the future. The questions centered upon how both companies handled the recall, and why it took so long for officials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a recall.