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Mexico is on course to accept as many as 80,000 refugees this year. Its tiny asylum agency is overrun with applications and many asylum-seekers are stuck in a bottleneck of bureaucracy.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó led mass protests Tuesday, demanding the right to take control as interim president. Amid deepening economic chaos, Nicolás Maduro clings to the presidency.

Washington's legal community worries that the attacks on federal law enforcement, judges and the broader justice system may hurt its reputation long after the special counsel's investigation wraps.

Jacob's Pillow had a particularly tough 2020, closed by pandemic and struck by a fire that consumed one of its theaters. This summer the dance center rises from the ashes, literally and figuratively.

Relatively few people in federal prison have been approved for compassionate release during the pandemic. Lawmakers are trying to make that option a reality for more sick and elderly people.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mary Beth Sheridan of The Washington Post about her investigation into tens of thousands of people in Mexico who have disappeared in recent years.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rolled out a targeted coronavirus aid plan amid stalled negotiations on a broader deal. Democrats oppose the bill and it's unlikely to advance.

President Trump may be the only world leader speaking in person at the U.N. General Assembly this year — at a time when the U.S. looks isolated after pulling out of many international agreements.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Representative Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico about President Trump's $13 billion aid package to help rebuild the island three years after Hurricane Maria.

"The timing seemed perfect as NASCAR is evolving and embracing social change more and more," Michael Jordan, the basketball icon and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets NBA franchise said.