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A new study finds people who are resilient in the face of stressful events have a different mix of microorganisms in the gut than those who get more frazzled.

President Biden’s executive moves to severely limit asylum for those entering the U.S. without authorization are being met in immigrant communities with a mix of confusion, angst and disappointment.

At an encampment in California, people seeking asylum fight hot temperatures, rugged terrain and misinformation on how to get asylum in the U.S.

Everything from disinfectant wipes to computer chips were in short supply during the pandemic. New York Times journalist Peter Goodman explains the disruptions in How the World Ran Out of Everything.

Across the country, including in swing states, people have been priced out of buying homes. Record numbers are finding rent unaffordable. Biden and Trump have very different ideas for how to fix it.

Large numbers of migrants from China are crossing into the U.S. and finding work on marijuana farms. Some of the businesses are accused of exploiting workers and violating state growing rules.

Israel's defense chief to meet with U.S. officials. Deadly attack in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan. Abortions are up two years since the Supreme Court revoked federal abortion protections.

Lebanon is repatriating Syrian refugees despite warnings from the United Nations that they may not be safe back in Syria.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Princeton University professor Kim Lane Scheppele about Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orban, who is about to become EU president.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Harvard history professor Jill Lepore about the state of the U.S. Constitution, 236 years after its ratification.