"This is all wrong. I shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school, on the other side of the ocean," activist Greta Thunberg tells leaders at a U.N. climate conference.
The mumps has nearly been eradicated in the U.S, and the risk of contracting it is small. But in immigration detention centers, that risk skyrockets. More than 900 immigrants have been infected.
In the latest episode of NPR's history podcast, Throughline, the hosts explore Puerto Rico's relationship with the U.S. mainland, and the key figures who shaped the island's fate.
At points, it is hard to read Miller's devastating, immersive memoir and breathe at the same time. Miller is an extraordinary writer, with her sharpest moments focusing on her family and their grief.
A senior from South Broward High School was suspended for passing out flyers at school advertising Friday's Global Youth Climate Strike and is speaking out about his experience.
All the victims were wearing orange wristbands and are believed to have attended the same event Saturday night, but authorities say they overdosed afterward at a private residence.
Amber Guyger, who is white, said she entered the wrong apartment thinking it was her own, and shot Botham Shem Jean, 26, because she thought he was a burglar. Her trial begins on Monday.
Democratic presidential contenders showed up for Saturday's traditional Steak Fry in Des Moines where they flipped burgers and made their case to voters.
Michel Martin discusses comedian Shane Gillis' racist remarks and how Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has responded with three commentators: Jeremy Gordon, Jenn Fang and Kevin Xu.
Houston Chronicle reporter Mike Morris talks with Michel Martin about the recent flooding in Texas and what Houston has done to improve infrastructure since Hurricane Harvey two years ago.
A 22-year-old man was taken into custody. "I am happy to report that there were only very minor injuries from this incident," Police Chief Bill Wolf said. No patrons were hit by the vehicle.
In Matamoros, Mexico, volunteers have created a pop-up school on a downtown sidewalk for migrant children. They're all asylum-seekers waiting for their day in U.S. immigration court.
The New England Patriots cut Brown from the team on Friday after a second woman accused the wide receiver of sexual misconduct. Brown faces a civil suit accusing him of raping a former trainer.
The agreement furthers the administration's goal of requiring migrants to seek asylum in so-called "third countries" through which they traveled en route to the U.S.
The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision whether to take military action against Iran
The lawsuit comes two days after the Trump administration revoked California's ability to set its own rules for automobiles. The state's top prosecutor blasted the move as "arbitrary and capricious."
The nation's largest retailer cited regulatory "complexity and uncertainty" around e-cigarettes. U.S. health officials have raised alarms over growing cases of lung injury associated with vaping.
The plant is best known for the partial meltdown of one of its nuclear reactors in 1979. The remaining reactor stopped producing electricity on Friday. Decommissioning the site will take decades.
The National Weather Service in Houston said the amount of rainfall in Houston and Galveston on Thursday was "one for the record books." At least four deaths have been blamed on the storm.
As negotiations continue between the automaker and the union, workers express what motivates them to join the picket line. "One fight, we all fight," one worker says.
