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In Havana, thousands of mourners will spend another day paying tribute to Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro. With his death, Cubans are wondering if change on the Caribbean island will accelerate.

David Greene talks to journalist Pablo Medina Uribe about the crash that killed 76 people. There were five survivors. The plane had taken off from Boliva and was on its way to Medellin.

More than 2,600 pregnant women on the island have tested positive for Zika. While the number of confirmed cases of fetal abnormalities has been small, officials are concerned about long-term effects.

This is in addition to the four murder counts that Todd Kohlhepp is already facing. The 45-year-old real estate agent and registered sex offender has confessed to all seven.

Employees at two airports and at McDonald's restaurants across the country were striking or protesting, while other workers — including home care and health workers — were joining demonstrations.

Donald Trump has a 60-year lease on his new hotel, just a few blocks from the White House. But its terms say no elected U.S. official shall benefit from the lease.

On Nov. 28, 1966, the writer Truman Capote invited 540 people to the grand ballroom of New York's Plaza Hotel for the "Black and White Ball."

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Jason Del Rey, senior editor for commerce at Recode, about this year's trends in holiday shopping.

It was high drama in the Michael Slager murder trial this week. Slager is the former North Charleston, S.C., police officer who was taped shooting Walter Scott as he fled following a traffic stop. Slager took the stand in his own defense in the racially charged case.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo about U.S. policy on Cuba following the death of Fidel Castro, as well as his opinion on the stance of the incoming administration.