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The free concert was supposed to be a celebration marking the end of the group's 1969 U.S. tour. But instead, it turned into chaos.

The Rio Grande Valley has long been a Democratic stronghold in Texas. Republicans invested heavily there but didn't see major gains. Still, marginal progress has Democrats worried.

The city has voided its request for proposals to redevelop the southwest corner of Central Parkway and Ezzard Charles Drive, which has been the public TV station's home for five decades.

Dean chats with author, director and Cosmos producer Ann Druyan about her perspective on the universe. Listen in to hear about a "Noah's Ark of human culture," the biggest group picture ever taken, and a love story that transcends our solar system.Homework assignment: What would you select for your own Golden Record? Send us your chosen songs, sounds and images at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppodFind 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

The universe is enormous and time to observe it is limited. This means planet-hunters have to be extra picky in their search for habitable worlds. Dean chats with Dr. Néstor Espinoza, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute who has his eye on one specific star system, Trappist-1.

Talking to historian and author Robert Caro is like stepping into a time machine, as NPR discovered on a visit to his New York office recently.

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts found 19 states — including Indiana — and the District of Columbia require facilities to present a legal document known as a certificate of need showing the services are necessary before opening a new treatment program. Indiana also limits the number of treatment programs that can open. And, Indiana and Ohio have additional zoning laws that go beyond regulations for other medical facilities.

Two listeners wonder: Why does Covington's largest park have its own police department? And, what's at the bottom of the park's Prisoner's Lake?

Wood Hudson President Julia Carter, Ph.D., has partnered with the EPA and five pharmaceutical companies as students do research in her lab.

Rescue workers are trying to find survivors from Wednesday's earthquake that hit Indonesia, killing more than 1,000 people. BBC reporter Rachel Harvey, who is in Padang, a city of 900,000 people, says parts of the city are unaffected while other parts are devastated.