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Baseball has a language all its own. To see it in action, just go to the ballpark, stop watching the ball and start looking for the hand signals flashing between players and the coaches. NPR's Melissa Block talks heads to the ballpark with author Paul Dickson for a look at the sport's hidden language.

The latest lockdowns extend China's draconian approach to the pandemic it has enforced for most of the past two years

Baghdad awakes Sunday to a third consecutive day under curfew. Iraqi authorities are trying to contain violence after Wednesday's attack on a sacred Shiite shrine. The curfew is meant to end Monday morning, but Iraqi officials say they may extend it for another day.

Living conditions are still makeshift for earthquake survivors in Indonesia. The government is still having difficulties getting emergency supplies to those that need them, and the volcano Mount Merapi continues to spew lava and hot gas. Lina Sofiani, an emergency officer with UNICEF in Indonesia, speaks with Liane Hansen.

A Federal Reserve panel leaves the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25 percent -- a move that temporarily halts more than two years of incremental rate hikes.

Sami Malik, national communications officer for UNICEF in Pakistan, talks with Robert Siegel about aid efforts for parts of Pakistan devastated by Saturday's earthquake.

The alluvial plain that is the Mississippi Delta was once home to a thriving cotton plantation economy. But the decline of manual labor and exodus of manufacturing jobs have made difficult conditions worse in one of the nation's poorest regions.

Danica Patrick, 23, became an instant celebrity when she qualified for this Sunday's Indianapolis 500. Patrick is just the fourth woman to qualify for the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" -- but unlike her predecessors, experts say she has a real shot at winning.

Six finalists competed in the competition in Fort Worth, Texas, including two from Russia and one from Ukraine. An 18-year-old South Korean was the youngest to win in the contest's 60-year history.

Mark Shields, the longtime commentator known for his weekly political analysis and sense of humor, has died at the age of 85, PBS NewsHour confirmed.