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El Salvador is a country that's riddled with crime. The town of San José Guayabal is commended for combating gangs. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Madeleine Schwartz, a reporter for The New York Review of Books, who visited the country.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Alan Greenblatt, who covers politics and policy for Governing magazine, about how state legislators around the country are passing laws to counter local ballot initiatives they don't agree with.

Research shows that many college students across the country are working, borrowing and still falling behind.

Federal regulators have found about 1 in 4 funeral homes don't disclose their general price lists as required by the 1984 rule.

The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto has gone bust. Investors have lost millions and Trump has been sued, along with the project's two Russian-Canadian developers.

Actor Richard Hatch — who starred in the original Battlestar Galactica film and TV series — died on Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his manager Michael Kaliski.

Somali members of parliament are choosing a new president today, under tight security in the capital Mogadishu.

Steve Inskeep talks with Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana. He's among many supporters of President Trump's immigration order who say it is a matter of common sense.

Researchers have developed a new wheat-like species called Salish Blue that grows back year after year, which not only cuts down on work for farmers, but helps prevent erosion and agricultural waste.

Russian opposition leader and democratic activist Alexander Navalny was found guilty of embezzlement, which disqualifies him from running for president. He says the case is politically motivated.