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State Sens. Angela Giron and John Morse, both Democrats, face recall elections Tuesday. The battle in Colorado has attracted major players from across the nation, reflecting the sustained intensity over the issue of gun rights.

Colorado Voters To Decide 2 Lawmakers' Fates In Recall Elections

The Democratic senators were targeted by gun rights activists after sweeping gun control laws were passed. The elections have attracted donations from major players across the country.

Smog blankets scyscrapers in Mexico City on March 17. The city is suffering its worst pollution in more than a decade, and cars are required to stay off the street one day a week.

In Mexico City, The Return Of Terrible Smog

Mexico City has its worst smog in more than a decade. The government has ordered cars off the street one day a week, but city planners say that isn't a long-term solution.

From above, Huaxi looks like an American suburb. In China's richest village, each of the original residents lives in a villa. Every household owns one car; some own as many as three.

Chinese Village Provides Model for Prosperity

On average, rural Chinese are poorer than their cousins in the city. But one village a few hours' drive away from Shanghai has come up with its own route to prosperity -- and other areas hope to learn from it.

After India's rice export bans, some U.S. Indian grocery stores ration rice sales

Some Indian grocery stores have started rationing rice sales to prevent people from hoarding. It comes after India stopped the export of some types of rice to control prices.

Rural Democrats reach out in reliably red counties

Democratic leaders in rural counties are working to convert voters this election season.

Former Michigan Sen. Don Riegle On Endorsement Of Bernie Sanders

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former Michigan Sen. Don Riegle about his endorsement of Bernie Sanders for president.

Medics transport a man with COVID-19 symptoms to a hospital in Austin, Texas. More than 3 million people in the state have had COVID-19, but just 81,000 are listed in a central dataset at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Millions Of People Are Missing From CDC COVID Data As States Fail To Report Cases

The CDC's COVID-19 data set is supposed to help track the pandemic, but a new NPR analysis has found the majority of fields are blank and millions of cases across the country are missing altogether.

Franklin Avenue in Ohio City, the street where a drop-in center for homeless youth is the source of controversy among some residents.

Judge rules against planned Ohio City drop-in center for young people experiencing homelessness

The decision comes almost two years after a local nonprofit had been granted a variance to build the center, which would have provided meals and other help for struggling young people.

It's Texas' hottest summer ever. Can the electric grid handle people turning up AC?

A heatwave in Texas has stressed the state's isolated electricity grid. A new podcast from KUT explores the future of the power grid and whether it'll hold up as residents use more air conditioning.

Viewing Earth from Outer Space (with Mark Brown)

Dean chats with Mark Brown a former Air Force pilot astronaut and now an aerospace consultant to companies going above and beyond.Send us your thoughts at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodcastFind Us Online: Twitter: @lookinguppod @deanregas, Instagram: @917wvxu @deanregas, Tiktok: @cincinnatipublicradio @astronomerdean, Episode transcript: www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up, More from Dean: www.astrodean.com

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