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Migrants trudge along the border fence to a waiting bus after turning themselves in to the Border Patrol at the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas.

Texas Republicans unveil sweeping border proposals to raise state-based enforcement

State Democrats immediately criticized the border and immigration proposals, signaling a bruising battle ahead. 'House Republicans have been warned,' one key Democrat cautioned.

What happens when people stop trusting their government's economic data?

What happens when people stop trusting their government's economic data? Planet Money reports on what happened in Greece.

A suspended parking sign that was posted in London in 2015. Joshua Browder, a 20-year-old from London, who's now attending Stanford, has come up with a bot that can write letters appealing parking tickets. He claims a 60 percent success rate in cities where it is being used, including London, New York and Seattle.

'Robot Lawyer' Makes The Case Against Parking Tickets

The online service DoNotPay has helped motorists in London, New York City and Seattle overturn more than 200,000 parking tickets, the creator says. Now, the service is expanding across the U.S.

March Madness: Wagner Ends Loyola's Cinderella Run; Villanova Back In Title Game

After a tournament filled with upsets and busted brackets, this season’s NCAA tournament will end like it has in many other years — with the usual…

Britain's Vote To Leave EU Creates Uncertainty In Ireland

Britain's decision has repercussions for Ireland and the future of the border between the Irish Republic, an EU member state, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.

<em>La Braderie, </em>by François Watteau (known as Watteau of Lille) shows vendors, buyers and a bit of chaos at a Braderie in the late 19th century.

Centuries-Old Flea Market In France Canceled This Year Over Terrorism Fears

La Braderie de Lille was first recorded in the 12th century. The annual two-day fair, with mussels, music, drinking and all-night haggling, was reportedly last canceled for World War II.

Hikes In Employees' Health Premiums To Outpace Raises Again

Most employees at large companies should expect a 5 percent increase in their health insurance premiums in 2017 and few changes to the coverage and features.

What Workers Are Saying At A Meatpacking Plant Closed Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with community activist Taneeza Islam about workers at a Smithfield Foods meatpacking plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., where hundreds have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Nellie Riether, whose kids are 13 and 15, has to decide whether to start spending her retirement savings or uproot her family from the house they're renting and move in with her sister.

'Incredibly Scary': Single Moms Fear Falling Through Holes In Pandemic Safety Net

Many single parents collecting unemployment benefits are running out of money to pay rent, with Congress still unable to pass a relief bill to help.

Increasingly, many people in the U.S., like these teens in a Miami grocery story in August, now routinely wear face masks in public to help stop COVID-19's spread. But social distancing and other public health measures have been slower to catch on, especially among young adults, a national survey finds.

Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds

A general increase in mask-wearing has been encouraging, U.S. public health experts say. But too few young people, especially, are social distancing and taking other steps to slow coronavirus' spread.

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