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Brown University doctoral students Julian Saporiti and Erin Aoyama submitted an outstanding entry to the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest. Together, the duo presents the Asian-American experience through song.

The Advanced Placement World History course will no longer include precolonial civilizations. Scott Simon talks to Amanda DoAmaral, a former AP World History teacher, about why she opposes the change.

The Trump administration is scrambling to find shelter space for a growing number of juveniles who have been separated from their parents under the policy of prosecuting all illegal border crossers.

Nine family members—from 58 years to nine months— make a fourth attempt to cross an international bridge between Matamoros, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas.

Steve Inskeep talks with Ryan Patrick, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, who says his office is enforcing the attorney general's "zero tolerance" policy for illegal border crossings.

Casa Padre is a former Walmart Super Center converted into living, recreation and dining quarters for 1,469 immigrant boys ages 10 to 17.

At the summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un, Trump indicated U.S. economic sanctions on the country would remain in place. Retired CIA officer William Brown tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that an end to sanctions is necessary, but insufficient on its own for North Korea to meet its economic potential.

After decades of modern fire prevention some forests are much thicker than they've been historically. New research offers a guide to thinning that could keep wildfires smaller and shorter.

Journalist Howard Bryant discusses the history of social protest among African-American athletes. His new book, The Heritage, traces the tradition back to Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali and others.

The D.C. rapper brought quite the crew to his Tiny Desk performance.