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The trapped people were found after a worker heard someone crying for help. Two experts — one a former Homeland Security Investigations agent — tell NPR how it happened.

The White House has been trying to stem the flow of unaccompanied children into the U.S. from Mexico. Steve Inskeep talks to Human Rights Watch's Bill Felick and the State Department's Simon Henshaw.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Litt, former general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under President Obama, about the lead-up to Joseph Maguire's testimony.

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with singer Hollie Cook about her new album, Happy Hour.

In an interview, Tom Burt, Microsoft's head of customer security and trust, discusses the company's insights about the cyberwar between Russia and Ukraine.

Negotiations have narrowed proposals to address school safety, standards for safe gun storage, federal support for mental health programs and incentives for states to create red flag laws.

Two national organizations have gained a reputation for taking the lead on model legislation to restrict and block abortions. Now, states are needing to grapple with the laws they passed.

I haven't been to a mosque in ages. I had no idea how to celebrate the holiday — or whether it was appropriate for me to do so.

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about the likelihood of a diplomatic solution in the case of American basketball star Brittney Griner.

President Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart to see what he could find out about former Vice President Joe Biden and his family and to be in touch with Trump's lawyer and the attorney general.

Scientists are tracking a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected wild birds in more than 30 states. Purging the nation's poultry supply may not be enough to keep the virus from sticking around.

The U.S. is making the largest investment in history in the country's water system. In the rush to spend, some worry green projects will be overlooked.

When Russian forces took over neighborhoods in Ukraine, it was difficult to evacuate people. Project Dynamo helps get people out.

President Biden's popularity has crumbled since he first took office. A trip to Michigan's 7th Congressional District — one of the most competitive in the country — is a window into why.

More and more, companies such as Microsoft, Boeing and IBM are throwing out traditional job interview questions in favor of queries like "If you had to remove one state, which would it be?" NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that the goal is to find out how a potential employee really thinks. See sample questions.

Music journalist Ashley Kahn talks with guitarist and songwriter Al Anderson about his new album, After Hours. Anderson has been in the music business for four decades. He has written a string of country hits for Nashville's biggest stars. Despite his success as a songwriter, Anderson says the urge to perform again has proved too strong to resist.

A new book argues that greater public support for parents is critical for the brain development of America's kids.

Twenty-five years after the first report of AIDS, the long quest for a vaccine against HIV has largely been disappointing. Despite some advances, researchers say the vaccines now being tested are not likely to fully protect people against getting infected.

Los Angeles writer Kevin Arnovitz speaks with an entertainment industry couple that has turned to online poker as a way to pay their bills.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist David Kaplan about the Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests the justices will overturn Roe v. Wade — and factors that led the court to this moment.

A new book collects the stories of ordinary Americans who were involved in -- and transformed by -- the country's civil rights movements. NPR's Juan Williams, who compiled the oral histories, discusses them with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

With roughly half of U.S. states likely to ban abortion, volunteers in California are mobilizing to help women travel there for care. State lawmakers want to support some of those efforts too.

Baristas at Starbucks as well as independently owned coffeehouses have driven a surge in union organizing. They see their activism as benefiting not just themselves, but working people broadly.

Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs. Advocates say it's been a fight to make sure girls and women get the opportunities promised.

Sidelined by the pandemic, the Dakar Biennale is back. The theme of this year's festival is "Ĩ Ndaffa" — meaning "out of the fire," as artists forge bold visions of the world.