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Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office in New York City after midnight Thursday. The city's first Muslim mayor, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has promised to focus on affordability and fairness.

When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear enrolling.

President Bush returned from his one day trip across the Atlantic last night, and this morning the White House announced he would address the nation tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The president is expected to give Saddam Hussein one last chance to leave Iraq, with the promise of military action to follow should he not leave. NPR's Melissa Block talks with NPR's Brian Naylor at the White House.

The Bush administration warns U.S. travelers not to visit Haiti, citing rising safety and transportation concerns. A small military team is also being sent to Haiti to assess the security of the U.S. embassy. Leaders of militant anti-Aristide groups have called on Haitian police to abandon their posts, promising new assaults on the nation's cities. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Martin Kaste.

U.S. forces suspend offensive operations in Najaf and radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr promises to pull his armed supporters out of the city in the latest sign of a potential end to the standoff there. U.S.-led military and militia loyal to the Shiite leader have been engaged in skirmishes in the area for nearly two months. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

The President's Council on Bioethics has issued a report surveying the challenges posed by modern biotechnology. The report, Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness, addresses the promises and perils of scientific advances that do more than cure or prevent disease. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with council chairman Leon Kass. Read the report.

Toronto health officials investigate five possible new cases of sudden acute respiratory syndrome, and have quarantined about 20 health workers as a result. But there's also promising news about the possible source of SARS. A similar virus has been found in several types of animals in southern China. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

A new cookbook promises to take the ache out of baking. Nancy Baggett, the author of Kneadlessly Simple: Fabulous, Fuss-Free, No-Knead Breads, shares the secrets of no-knead baking from her kitchen in the Washington, D.C., area.

President Biden has promised enough vaccines for every U.S. adult by the end of May. But first, Pfizer and Moderna have an earlier deadline: 100 million doses each by March 31.

South Korean voters chose a politically inexperienced conservative as president, in the nation's tightest race ever. He has promised a tougher line on North Korea, and a closer alliance with the U.S.