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Florencio Hernandez stands in the courtyard of the home he built using money from his jobs working as an undocumented migrant in the U.S. Following his second deportation in 2008, he now works as a tour guide in the volcanic region near the village of San Jose Calderas.

How A Guatemalan Village's Fortunes Rose And Fell With U.S. Migration And Deportation

Hundreds of people left San Jose Calderas for work opportunities in the U.S. They sent back money that helped the village prosper. Things changed when many of them were deported and had to come back.

Richmond mom brings literacy to laundromats

The Clean Xpress Laundromat is smack in the middle of Richmond’s busy MacDonald Shopping Center. Moms are loading and unloading machines. So you might…

Kristen Philman first tried methamphetamine in her early 20s, as an alternative to heroin and other opioids. When she discovered she was pregnant, she says, it was a wake-up call, and she did what she needed to do to stop using all those drugs.

Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women

As illegal meth use has made a comeback across the U.S., pregnant women have not been spared, doctors say. New research shows rural areas in the South, Midwest and West have been hit hardest.

Dildar Begum, 30, in her shelter in the Hakimpara Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. She says 29 members of her extended family were killed a year ago in what the U.S. has said was a campaign of ethnic cleansing by the Myanmar military.

'I Would Rather Die Than Go Back': Rohingya Refugees Settle Into Life In Bangladesh

A year ago, Myanmar soldiers launched what the U.S. and the U.N. say was a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims. "I would rather drink poison than go back to Myanmar," says a refugee.

A Spanish riot police officer swings a club against would-be voters near a school assigned to be a polling station by the Catalan government in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday.

'Illegal' Independence Referendum Turns Violent As Police And Pro-Separatists Clash

"Horrible scenes," NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from Barcelona. "Police dragging voters out of polling stations, some by the hair."

Morning News Brief

President Trump visits Pittsburgh to show support for victims of the synagogue shooting. How online narratives make their way into the mainstream. And, tracking the migrant caravan in Mexico.

Brexit Puts London's Finance Jobs At Risk

London is a big center for financial jobs. But after the U.K. leaves the EU, officials there say the U.K. won't have access to the vast European financial market. And other countries stand to benefit.

Why are elderly homeless sleeping in chairs at night?

If you walk upstairs from the kitchen at Mother Brown’s drop-in center in the evening, you’ll find dozens of people sleeping in chairs. During the day,…

A casket is painted shiny pink for a little girl who died in Sunday's massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

With Shiny Pink And Camo, Casket Designer Honors Texas Shooting Victims

Trey Ganem is offering free customized caskets for the victims of Sunday's shooting. He hopes his designs help to celebrate their lives.

Obama Adviser: Civilian Toll In Mideast Makes Cease-Fire Critical

Steve Inskeep speaks with President Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken about the administration's next moves in Gaza and Ukraine.

People walk on the corniche of Doha, Qatar on July 2. Visitors from 33 countries would be able to stay for up to 90 days in Qatar.

Qatar Ends Visa Requirements For 80 Nations, Calling Itself 'Most Open' In Region

The change, effective immediately, means that people from the U.S. and other countries are now able to enter Qatar "with no paperwork, no payment and no visas."

Final NPR Battleground Map: The Race Snaps Back, But Clinton Maintains Advantage

Hillary Clinton retains a broad, consistent and shallow lead over Donald Trump in battleground states. If her Blue Wall of states leaning her direction holds, she wins. If not, anything can happen.

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