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About 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. are raising kids, and one of their biggest challenges is getting child care. A new proposal in Congress would expand the only federal program that helps.

Amid growing concerns over e-cigarette health risks, the Drug Enforcement Administration says it will collect vaping devices and cartridges at National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.

In addition to the former presidents, Kweisi Mfume, Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton had been expected to speak at the service at the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore.

A federal judge has also fined U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for failing to stop collecting from former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges, which shut down in 2014.

Amid criticism that it spreads misinformation, the social media giant unveiled a feature boosting stories that are "deeply-reported and well-sourced" — and in some cases, picked by real journalists.

Some experts suggest King Maha Vajiralongkorn's firing of his consort may be an additional power move by a monarch who has worked to amass personal authority since he succeeded his father in 2016.

Attorney General Bill Barr commissioned U.S. Attorney John Durham to look into the early phases of the Russia investigation. Democrats say he is turning the Justice Department into a political weapon.

Turkey's invasion of Syria this month has displaced 80,000 children who are "really in deep distress," UNICEF's Fran Equiza tells NPR. "The price children pay is absolutely disproportionate."

Chief District Judge Beryl Howell rejected the Justice Department's case that the grand jury material must stay secret and Republicans' argument that a vote was needed to launch impeachment.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Andy Shallal, founder of D.C.-based restaurant and bookstore chain Busboys and Poets, about what the Nationals playing in the World Series means to the city.