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"Give me your tired, your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge," the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services told NPR.

New research by the World Resources Institute finds evidence of a growing crisis in the supply of urban water.

Jeffrey Epstein’s death in a jail cell and the handling of his case overall are both failures of the criminal justice system. How do his accusers find justice now?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Martin Lee of the United Democrats of Hong Kong about when the mainland can intervene in Hong Kong affairs. He says military action must be requested by Hong Kong.

Director Nanfu Wang, who grew up in rural China, has made a film about the painful, unintended consequences of the Chinese government's one-child rule — including how it affected her own family.

Some of the oldest companies in America are in the climate change debate. Utilities are supposed to deliver electricity cheaply and reliably. Now, regulators are trying to make them go green.

The unexplained suicide of Jeffrey Epstein has given rise to conspiracy theories. People sometimes seek simplistic answers when confronted by complex, coincidental or otherwise confusing phenomena.

For Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, all politics are personal. Her focus on the fragility of the middle class dates back to key moments in her own life.

The shooting in El Paso is making some people, in what was once a solidly Republican district in the Houston suburbs, revisit their position on gun control measures.

Some bittersweet news from the world of K-pop: The seven-member boy band BTS announced that the band is taking a break from releasing music and performing.