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The partial federal shutdown that went into effect at midnight on Friday has a broad impact, from closing Independence Hall to furloughs at the Department of Education.

The European Union's inability to agree on how to manage migration has turned some of Greece's Aegean islands into squalid dumping grounds for asylum seekers.

Hundreds of people have arrived at a Guatemalan town just across the border from Mexico. It's uncertain how Trump would block the group from crossing at a legal port of entry.

At St. Claret's School in India, snack time is time for an ethical decision. Students could toss a few coins in the box — or just take the food and walk away.

Ron Weber, 84, called 1,936 games from their inception in 1974 to 1997. But he retired before they made their first (and for a long time, only) final. Now, he and the team have a second chance.

President Trump said he is considering vetoing a $1.3 trillion spending bill passed Friday, coming as a surprise to Capitol Hill. In a tweet, he complained the bill lacks his immigration priorities.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin following President Trump's latest proposal on border security.

Whether you think it's time or a waste of time, the city of Malibu decided to ban the use of plastic straws, utensils and stirrers as a means of reducing their harmful effects on the environment.

In the city of Atlanta, voters waited upwards of three hours at some polling places as social distancing measures decreased the number of voting machines and people inside a polling place at one time.

The president urged public schools to remember that students have constitutional rights to prayer — but one group says too many schools are promoting prayer in ways that cross the line.