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Voters elected conservative candidate and former prison director Alejandro Giammattei to lead the country. It was his fourth bid for the presidency. He faces poverty and Washington threats.

About one fifth of the world's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

Illinois’ medical marijuana program is getting a second wind. Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a pair of bills on Monday expanding who can get a medical…

Attitudes toward returning cultural artifacts, often looted during colonization, are changing. In countries like France, Germany and Belgium, the talk has turned to restitution and repatriation.

The Iowa State Fair attracts nearly all presidential candidates every four years. As always, it's been a big media spectacle this year, so what have voters actually gotten out of it?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Joyce White Vance, former U.S. attorney in Alabama, about why she chose not to pursue an ICE raid similar to the one in Mississippi during the Obama administration.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to former sex crimes prosecutor Cynthia Schnedar about where the Epstein criminal investigation goes, now that the main defendant is dead.

Monday is the first day of the school year for El Paso's public school system. Educators are ready to talk with students about the recent mass shooting — and the fears around domestic terrorism.

The Trump administration is changing the way it enforces the Endangered Species Act. Critics say it will leave more plants and animals vulnerable to extinction.

Studies show poor children living in "high opportunity" areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results.