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A Mexican immigration agent and police detain migrants during a raid on the cargo train known as "La Bestia" in San Mateo, Chiapas state, Mexico, late Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Under increasing U.S. pressure to reduce the flow of hundreds of thousands of Central Americans through Mexican territory, Mexico’s government has stepped up enforcement.

Mexican President Gets Little Backlash For Migrant Crackdown

Mexican police, soldiers and National Guard are raiding hotels, buses and trains to round up migrants. Such scenes have caused an outcry in the United States, but in Mexico, there has been little backlash.

California says revenue from marijuana sales has risen — but analysts say the illegal market is still thriving. Here, an employee puts down an eighth of marijuana after letting a customer smell it at the Magnolia cannabis lounge in Oakland.

California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains

The tepid results have prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to revise his office's estimates of how much money the state will net from its cannabis industry.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

February 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the February 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

South Korean protesters gathered in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Friday, holding placards that denounce the Japanese government's decision regarding exports to South Korea.

Japan Drops South Korea From Favored Trade List As Long-Simmering Tensions Flare

South Korea's finance minister said Seoul, in turn, will take Tokyo off its own list of trusted partners. Experts worry the dispute could undermine U.S. security ties with chief Asian allies.

A crowd rallied in support of the guilty verdict in the George Floyd murder trial in Downtown San Diego. April 20, 2021.

Live Blog: San Diego Reacts To Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

This is a breaking news blog for all of the latest updates on the conviction of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd.

Derrick Slaughter attends a July 14, 2017, march through the streets of Norwalk, Ohio, against the epidemic of heroin, with his grandmother (not shown). Both of Derrick's parents are heroin addicts and he is now being raised by his grandparents.

Poll: Rural Americans Rattled By Opioid Epidemic; Many Want Government Help

A poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds opioid abuse a top issue for rural Americans.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of the breakout figures of the 2018 election.

Our 10 Most-Read Political Stories Of 2019 Reflect A Shifting Capitol Power Dynamic

NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal.

Venezuela's sitting president, Nicolás Maduro, attends a ceremony Thursday in Caracas to mark the opening of the judicial year at the Supreme Court of Justice. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself the interim president, but Maduro has not ceded power.

State Department Orders Some Diplomatic Staff Out Of Venezuela In Political Crisis

U.S.-backed Juan Guaidó has declared himself president as he leads a high-stakes charge to end Nicolás Maduro's regime. Hitting back against U.S. support for Guaidó, Maduro ordered U.S. diplomats out.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is trailed by reporters after speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday.

Senate Sets Votes On 2 Bills That Could End Shutdown — But Both Expected To Fail

Democrats say they won't accept Trump's offer of three-year protections for those under DACA and TPS in exchange for full funding of his border wall. Republicans say Democrats should accept the offer.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her gavel after being elected during the beginning of the 116th Congress. A lot of Pelosi's decisions have come to define 2019.

Our 10 Most-Read Political Stories Of 2019 Reflect A Shifting Capitol Power Dynamic

NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal.

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