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A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns downriver in Thailand, as China's influence in the sector looms large.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Vanderbilt University law professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick about class action lawsuits attempting to block Trump administration's policies on birthright citizenship and other issues.

President Trump is ratcheting up pressure on foreign governments over trade and the Federal Reserve over interest rates as he tries to steer the U.S. economy.

As the Trump administration's crackdown continues, traffic stops have become increasingly important tools of enforcement. It has led many immigrants to take alternate modes of transportation.

Many people in the United States receive little or no information about flood risk when they move into a new home or apartment. Here's how you can learn about your flood risk.

Jane Ragsdale ran the Heart O' the Hills camp for girls in Kerr County. The camp was between sessions when the deluge hit. The only person killed there was Ragsdale.

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.

This summer marks the seventh season of the USA spinoff of Love Island. Why has this one caught fire in a way that previous seasons haven't?

In Syria, it's been more than six months since Bashar al-Assad's regime was toppled by opposition fighters after decades in power and years of civil war.

A freelance reporter in London tries to sell his boyhood stamp collection and takes a journey through memory and vanished nations.