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General Motors and Ford are preparing to slash jobs and close plants, while foreign car makers like Toyota are continuing to build new ones in the South. Toyota's Georgetown, Ky., plant is booming -- and still non-union.

On Monday night, photojournalist Sumy Sadurni was killed in a car accident. She is remembered for her powerful coverage of the East Africa region.

Remittances — money sent home by migrants working abroad — add up to more than triple the amount of official foreign aid to developing countries. And that makes some people unhappy.

A federal health advisory committee now says everyone aged 16 to 23 should talk to a doctor about whether they need to get immunized against a rare but dangerous strain of meningitis.

Holocaust victims and liberators of concentration camps are gathered in Washington, D.C., for a 60th anniversary commemoration. A former U.S. soldier who helped liberate one of the Nazi-run death camps in Austria and a survivor of a related camp meet to share memories of the end of World War II.

Army Private First Class Jessica Lynch, 19, is set to return to the U.S. on April 12. She suffered multiple injuries when she and her Army maintenance unit were ambushed after taking a wrong turn near the central Iraq city of Nasiriyah. In her home community of Wirt County, West Virginia, Lynch is regarded as a hero. NPR's Noah Adams profiles the people of Wirt County, where there's a strong tradition of military service -- see some of his photos of the people and places.

Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, has been struggling for months to quell violence and prepare for national elections, which take place next month. The residents of the slum knowns as Citey Soleil are caught in the crossfire.

Leaders of four separatist and partially Russian-occupied regions said they would hold referendums on whether to formally join Russia, starting as soon as Friday.

Many of the deaths from coronavirus have been at a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash. Nursing homes face numerous problems controlling infection.

From compost to mulch, fall leaves can be used to improve the health and ecological diversity of lawns. The National Audubon Society's Melissa Hopkins, who calls the leaves "free vitamins," has some tips on how to make the most of them.

For the first time, the federal government is asserting juveniles' right to counsel by wading into a Georgia case alleging inadequate representation. Authorities say the problems occur nationwide.

U.S. Courts has hired new officers to deal with the release of drug offenders. Some "are not going to succeed. ... It's our job to minimize the harm they are going to create," chief of probation said.

Climate change is not only having an impact on wildlife at the top of the world — it's affecting the economy and the region's business.

Disinformation efforts are becoming more sophisticated in Taiwan, and often it's domestic platforms spreading false information.

A music therapist in Virginia started a weekly support group for COVID-19 patients to help them deal with social isolation and loneliness.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: This Is How You Lose the Time War, GWAR covering “I’m Just Ken,” and the Tested podcast series from NPR's Embedded.

Crystal Edge has been trying to recover the mast from her boat’s wreckage. She intends to repurpose it as a flagpole to honor her mother.

Stein, who died Sunday at 80, signed a wide range of pioneering artists: The Ramones, Madonna, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, k.d. lang and Ice-T. We'll listen back to two of his Fresh Air interviews.

Recent anti-Syria protesters in Lebanon include some of the authors featured in an anthology called Transit: Beirut. Their highly personal, often experimental work offers glimpses of a different side of the city.

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to slap hefty tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico. Those tariffs would hurt America too — if they are carried out.

Advocacy groups have sued the federal government for not providing lawyers to children in deportation proceedings. Unlike criminal courts, these courts don't provide representation for defendants.

The soccer greats — Brazil, England, Spain — have been giving uneven performances out on the pitch during this World Cup. Meanwhile, teams from Africa have been relentless.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Colm Toibin about his new novel Long Island, which centers around a woman dealing with the fallout of a pregnancy caused by her husband's betrayal.

Inspired by Toumani Diabate, the classically trained South African guitarist performs songs originally written for the kora.

Danilo Brito and his band brought their dextrous expression of choro music to the Tiny Desk, a long-established musical style that has its roots in the streets and backyards of Brito's native Brazil.