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Immigration authorities are reconsidering some requests from migrants to be allowed to stay in the U.S. to get medical treatment. But others hoping to get care here could be facing deportation.

NPR's Noel King talks to Spence Finlayson, a resident in the Bahamas, who hosts a radio show in Nassau, and is waiting to hear whether his cousins have made it through Hurricane Dorian.

NPR's Noel King talks to reporter Krystel Brown of The Nassau Guardian about what it looks like after Hurricane Dorian destroyed large portions of the Bahamas.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed the latest tool to detect THC — the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana — in a person's breath.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator for the State Department, about the resignation of the Trump administration's special envoy for Middle East peace talks.

A new study finds that a person's attention is depleted just by having a smartphone in sight.

Sisters Maika and Maritza Moulite tackle heavy issues in this novel about a girl who gets sent to live with her aunt in Haiti, and discovers more than she bargained for about the women of her family.

Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife is master class in why Fitzgerald is such a legend. Jazz Night In America breaks down the grace under pressure and improvisational skills on display in this performance.

Our list of the best albums out this week includes The Highwomen's self-titled release, R&B singer Mahalia's remarkable Love and Compromise, new Frankie Cosmos, MUNA, Lower Dens and more.

Experiencing life in the minority and increasing concerns about the GOP's prospects for retaking control are prompting more departures. Suburban areas remain the key political battlegrounds.

Employers added just 130,000 jobs in August, another sign that the economy is slowing. Job gains for June and July were revised downward. Factories, in particular, have seen a slowdown.

The defense team for the white former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor last September is expected to argue she was defending herself and the killing was a mistake.

NOLA Public Schools doesn't actually run any schools. What the district does do is decide each year which schools to grant new charters to and when to take them away.

Hurricane Dorian is still threatening the North Carolina's Outer Banks. Overnight it hit coastal areas with high winds and heavy rain. Emergency responders have been surveying the damage since dawn.

Recent arrests of public interest workers have dealt a blow to the country's now-vanishing civil society groups, which security officials deem as a national security threat.

In the new collection, Ann Patchett tells of her resemblance to her mother, Lizzie Skurnick and Mat Johnson offer thoughts on mothers with dementia, and John Freeman contemplates his father's legacy.

Forgotten silent filmmaker Guy-Blaché takes center stage in Be Natural, while Live in Copenhagen spotlights more than a dozen songs written and performed by '60s singing satirist Lehrer.

Abandoned gas and oil wells dot many states. These orphaned sites need to be capped and cleaned up, but doing so is difficult when the responsible companies have gone bankrupt.

Water temperatures between Alaska and California have risen by 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Researchers say the warming could trigger a series of problems in the marine food chain.

A judge is allowing New York and others to intervene in Alabama's lawsuit challenging the long-standing inclusion of unauthorized immigrants in census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress.