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Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele presented his 2019 budget proposal to the Milwaukee County Board on Monday. It contains ideas on how to close a $23…

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Margie Siregar of World Vision in Jakarta. She's helping direct the organization's emergency response to the earthquake and tsunami that struck parts of Indonesia.

A plume of smoke was visible not far from the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The number of migrants and refugees arriving in Greece by sea has soared this year.

Democrats want to cap the number of beds ICE may use to detain people arrested for overstaying their visas or committing minor crimes. President Trump says the idea is "crazy."

As marijuana gains popularity among people 65 and older, geriatricians call for more research on how it affects elderly patients. Shifts in metabolism as we age can intensify any drug's side effects.

People worldwide recently protested climate change in the “Rise for Climate” march. Last Saturday, thousands took to the streets of San Francisco, the…

After weeks of raucous protests — and sometimes violent attempts to quell them — there was celebration in the streets of Beirut Tuesday. Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri says he is resigning.

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Boeing's 737 Max 8 and 9 this week. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Bloomberg reporter Alan Levin about the historical precedent and possible fallout.

Defining poverty is not straightforward, says Tim Harford, author of the new book The Undercover Economist Strikes Back. It's also about how people view themselves and how they're viewed by others.

In a breach of international law, a U.K. diplomatic bag was opened by Spanish border guards as the pouch was being taken from the British protectorate of Gibraltar into Spain. Host Scott Simon speaks with Dominique Searle, editor of the Gibraltar Chronicle, about the long-running standoff between the U.K. protectorate and Spain.