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Migrant families arriving at the Southwest border earlier this year faced forced separations. Now the president plans to stop immigrants with troops, concertina wire, tighter asylum rules and threats of tent prisons.

A new report says the U.S. has the 28th-highest rate in the world: 4.43 deaths due to gun violence per 100,000 people in 2017. By contrast, Bangladesh saw 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.

U.K. company Freed of London now sells ballet shoes for dancers of color — 200 years after the invention of white ones. It's good news for dancers who've long painted their shoes to match their skin.

The president's position on immigration may make things harder for embattled GOP Rep. Jeff Denham in rural California. Denham hopes his moderate stance on immigration will attract Latino voters.

Tuscany's wine windows, each 12 inches high and 8 inches wide, were indispensable during a 17th century plague. They've became useful again during the coronavirus pandemic — even after lockdown ended.

President Trump may be the only world leader speaking in person at the U.N. General Assembly this year — at a time when the U.S. looks isolated after pulling out of many international agreements.

As Lebanon reels from multiple tragedies, conservationists are pointing to one bright spot. They say a record number of endangered green sea turtles have come to nest on the country's shores.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Trevor Barnes, author of the new book, Dead Doubles: The Extraordinary Worldwide Hunt for One of the Cold War's Most Notorious Spy Rings.

The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan government watchdog, will review the federal government's use of nonlethal weapons and the tactics it wielded against protesters this summer.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Representative Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico about President Trump's $13 billion aid package to help rebuild the island three years after Hurricane Maria.