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The president returned from vacation to take to the road, touring college towns in New York and Pennsylvania to talk about higher education. He's proposing a system that would rank colleges' affordability, which could then be tied to federal aid — but in Washington, a budget battle is waiting.

A three-day manhunt that began in Putnam County, Ga., ended Thursday in rural Christiana, Tenn., when a homeowner held the two fugitives at gunpoint after they tried to steal his car.

Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Ruth Sherlock about another terrible turn in the war in Yemen – with images of bloodied children after an airstrike Thursday that killed dozens.

The Syrian city of Hama has been a center of anti-government protests. It was recently the site of what activists are calling the Ramadan massacre, in which 100 protesters were reportedly killed. NPR's Kelly McEvers was part of a government-sponsored tour.

Passengers of the Walnut Route of the Metropolitan Evansville Mass Transit System (METS) have a new bus route because of the Lloyd4U project, due to nixing left turns from Vann Avenue onto the Lloyd

The Rio Grande Valley is the busiest stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border for crossing. NPR recently spent time on both sides of the border here, where immigration is part of everyday life.

Truckers complain they work in one of the nation's most overregulated industries. Advocates worry rolling back safety regulations will make highways more dangerous.

In Tijuana, a landmark program has grown exponentially over the last few years and has professionalized education for migrant children in a way not seen before in the city.

People living just a few miles from each other in American cities can have radically different chances of living a long healthy life.

A new study suggests living in a high-crime area, or simply passing through one on the way to school, can lead to more absences.