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New Orleans has seen a boom of Airbnbs. What to do about it is dividing city residents and pitting two goals against each other: economic activity and preserving the culture of the city.

It's an infamous scene: Juan Romero, then a teenager, attends to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who had just been shot at LA's Ambassador Hotel. He reflects on his brief time with RFK 50 years ago.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said discussions included payments to small businesses, loan guarantees for industries like airlines and hotels, and a stimulus package for workers.

A destructive winter storm marched across the U.S., delivering blizzard-like conditions to the Great Plains hours after tornadoes touched down in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and in Louisiana.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on the withdrawal today from the GOP presidential race of publisher Steve Forbes. Forbes made his announcement at a Washington D.C. hotel, flanked by his family. His campaign to restore economic growth to the country was considered a long-shot when he entered last year, but he quickly gained attention with a multi-million ad campaign and an optimistic message that attracted many voters. But he was unable to get enough votes to show that he could be a viable challenger to frontrunner Bob Dole.

People stopped to honor the dead in Metro stations, at makeshift memorials and at sites like the Eiffel Tower. Hotel staff members also went outside to take part in the moment of silence.

A 12-year-old Australian boy used his parents' credit card to book himself a flight and hotel on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Eventually authorities tracked him down.

The Clark County sheriff said more than 100 investigators were combing through evidence collected in Stephen Paddock's home and hotel room.

One month after the deadly bombing of a tourist resort hotel in Kenya, police believe a key suspect in the attack is in hiding somewhere near Kenya's border with Somalia. NPR’s Jason Beaubien reports the U.S. State Department warns that terrorists may try again to shoot down planes in Kenya’s capitol, Nairobi.

Bobby Short, one of the cabaret world's most revered performers and a symbol of New York style, has died at the age of 80. A fixture at New York's Carlyle Hotel for more than 35 years, Short entertained thousands with his interpretations of the works of Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and other classic American composers.