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A total of about 144,000 of the genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released over 12 weeks in the trial's first phase.

San Diego High School students are being recruited by Mexican smuggling cartels to ferry drugs and illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border. Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials apprehended more than one minor per day on average.

In the northern San Diego County town of Vista, Calif., the Sheriff's Department recently teamed up with federal immigration officials to target criminal "hot spots" -- and many illegal immigrants were caught in the sweep. Amy Isackson of member station KPBS reports that the move has not won friends in Vista's large Latino community.

National Poetry month is almost over, but poetry can provide consolation all year round, especially in times of pandemic and political upheaval.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California about India's COVID-19 crisis. Khanna is vice chair of the India caucus, and urges the administration to take action.

President Biden has vowed to tackle gun violence in the U.S., tapping David Chipman, a former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent turned gun control advocate, to lead the ATF.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Mitch Zeller, who leads the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, about the agency's push to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars within the next year.

Catalytic converters on the underside of vehicles help reduce emissions. But rising prices for some metals has led to a jump in them being stolen, and some unique theft prevention methods.

Laraaji is best known to some for his ambient work with Brian Eno in the late '70s. He brings his meditative calm to the Tiny Desk in this hypnotic performance.

The U.S. Justice Department had said that plans for door-to-door canvassing, as part of the controversial GOP-led election review, may violate federal laws aimed at preventing voter intimidation.

Boston nurse Rose Taldon died from COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Her daughter, Teadris Pope, remembers her mom and shares what a year in grief has been like.

Catalytic converters on the underside of vehicles help reduce emissions. But rising prices for some metals has led to a jump in them being stolen — and some unique theft prevention methods.

The American Civil Liberties Union argued in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Tallahassee that the bill "burdens and chills” free speech and association protected under the First Amendment

Among other things, the bill, which will take effect Oct. 1, will raise the state’s legal age to vape and smoke tobacco to 21, a threshold already established in federal law.

The agreement provides a significant boost to the European Union's goal of getting 70% of adults vaccinated. Currently, around a quarter of the bloc's population is vaccinated.

Adama Traoré was 24 when he was detained and died in police custody in France in 2016. His sister, who has been protesting the death, has been sued for defamation by the three officers involved.

Whether it's the pandemic, racial justice or trans youths' access to gender-affirming medical care, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.) has had to fight with other members of the GOP increasingly often.

Rohrer, a pastor in San Francisco, will serve as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Sierra Pacific synod, which includes congregations across Northern California and Nevada.

In honor of NPR's 50th birthday, we asked listeners who reached that milestone for some life advice. Hundreds answered.

If 100% of a firm's traders are fully vaccinated, it can start sending more to the stock exchange floor. They can eat lunch in their booths again. Masks will be optional in some parts of the floor.

NPR's Life Kit shares tips and tricks for how to pick a baby name.

Colonial Pipeline has not set a timetable for restoring full service. If the shutdown continues several days, it could affect gas prices in the Southeast, experts say.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Lee Wolosky, former special envoy for Guantanamo under President Obama, about what it would take for President Biden to shut down the detention facility.

Maryland is the first state to issue a comprehensive set of pardons to the victims of lynching. Across the U.S., more than 4,000 Black people were lynched in acts of racial terror.

It's inspiring when a spirit of generosity goes global. But to fight this pandemic, well-off nations must do their part. That's why we think Biden's stand on vaccine patents is a vital step.