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In San Francisco, thousands of people gathered in the pre-dawn hours at Lotta's Fountain, an architectural survivor of the 1906 earthquake that devastated the city. This year, the event included 11 survivors of the quake. KQED's Cy Musiker reports.

Ground combat came nearly to a halt Saturday between the Israeli army and the forces of Hezbollah in Lebanon, as Israel pulled its troops out of the Lebanese town of Bint Jbail. But Israel kept up its air and artillery barrages of southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah continued to fire rockets into Israel. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Rice has returned to Israel for further talks.

Old wives' tales have transformed themselves into Internet rumors, pranks and myths. Reporter Doug Fine talks to David Mikkelson, the co-founder of Snopes.com, a Web site dedicated to busting urban legends.

In cities across continents, protesters are standing in solidarity against the Russian invasion of Ukraine and condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reports have surfaced that Kamila Valieva, 15, tested positive for a heart drug called trimetazidine, which can boost athletes' endurance and blood efficiency.

Calls Trump made to Republican lawmakers during the insurrection have been revealed publicly, underscoring questions about why no activity was recorded during the most crucial hours of that day.

From Mexico City's police corruption to S?o Paulo's squatters and air pollution in Santiago, Chile, Latin America's cities are struggling to overcome economic and social problems. NPR's Gerry Hadden and NPR's Martin Kaste profile some of the region's biggest cities in a Morning Edition series.

The day President Kennedy was assassinated, Bob Schieffer — the future veteran CBS newsman — was still just a young newspaper reporter in Texas. But he got closer to that day's events than he ever would have imagined. In an interview with NPR's Bob Edwards, Schieffer recounts that and other stories in his new book, This Just In. Hear an extended version of the interview.

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President Nicolás Maduro survived a reported attack over the weekend — the latest of several recent plots against his government which is unpopular because of hyperinflation and food shortages.