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Orlando, whose nickname is the Wolf, is a human smuggler in Matamoros who says far fewer people want to employ his services and jump the border, with the Trump administration.

Illegal Border Crossings Are Down, And So Is Business For Smugglers

The complex business of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without papers is changing profoundly. One human smuggler tells NPR that his business is worse than he's ever seen it.

Volunteers hand out food to furloughed workers and their family at a community potluck.

Furloughed Workers In Hard-Hit Community Organize Potluck During Shutdown

Friday evening, as the shutdown bordered on becoming the longest in U.S. history, hundreds of furloughed workers gathered in Montgomery County, Md., to share a meal.

The "University of Farmington" occupied office space in this building in Farmington Hills, Mich. In court documents, eight men are accused of recruiting hundreds of "students" to the bogus school.

Homeland Security Created A Fake University In Michigan As Part Of Immigration Sting

Eight alleged recruiters who were paid thousands of dollars for connecting students to the bogus university — which had an actual office space in Farmington Hills, Mich. — have been indicted.

A law enforcement official wipes her eyes at the entrance to the scene of a workplace shooting in Orlando, Fla., on Monday. Authorities say the suspect was fired from the company in April and then returned and shot and killed five people before killing himself.

'Disgruntled Employee' At Orlando Business Kills 5 People, Authorities Say

A recently fired employee of Fiamma Inc. returned to his former workplace and fatally shot five people before killing himself, according to local law enforcement.

Quint Davis, photographed during the funeral of Theodore Emile "Bo" Dollis, Big Chief of the Wild Magnolias, at Xavier Convocation Center on January 31, 2015 in New Orleans.

For 50 Years, Quint Davis Has Never Let New Orleans' Jazz Fest 'Go Down'

The city of New Orleans is on a first-name basis with Quint Davis, who has happily occupied a central role in the city's beloved Jazz and Heritage Festival since the very beginning.

Dr. Emmy Betz, a co-founder of the Colorado Firearm Safety Coalition, led a meeting of the group at the Centennial Gun Club. "If you want to reduce suicide deaths, you have to talk about firearms," Betz says. "And if you want to reduce firearm deaths, you have to talk about suicide."

Gun Shops Work With Doctors To Prevent Suicide By Firearm

Of all the deaths by gunfire in Colorado, suicides account for about 80 percent. A coalition of doctors, public health researchers and gun shop owners are working together to prevent that self-harm.

Deb Eisenhawer assembles a switch for a washing machine at a Whirlpool plant in Clyde, Ohio. The company's CEO says steel costs have reached "unexplainable levels."

From Mills To Manufacturers, Steel Tariffs Produce Winners And Losers

President Trump boasts that his trade policies are bringing back the steel industry, but corporate earnings reports suggest they're also hurting the bottom line at some manufacturing companies.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Deputy Chief of Staff Kirstjen Nielsen speak together as they walk across the South Lawn of the White House in August.

Trump Nominates Kirstjen Nielsen As Next Homeland Security Secretary

Kirstjen Nielsen currently serves as John Kelly's principal deputy chief of staff in the White House and was also Kelly's chief of staff when he recently led the Department of Homeland Security.

Entrepreneur Stinson Dean (left) and his wife Stephanie play with their three children in their yard in Independence, Mo. He says the Affordable Care Act made it possible for him to start his own business.

Uncertainty Over Health Care Law's Future Hobbles Entrepreneurs

Obamacare made it easier for people to leave jobs to start their own ventures and entice others to join, knowing they could buy insurance independently. Some entrepreneurs worry that could change.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, places books of the current tax code on the dais during Monday's markup of the Republicans' tax overhaul plan.

A Math 'Gimmick'? GOP Proposes Creating New Tax Policies, Then Letting Them Expire

Republicans set up some of their most-touted tax overhaul ideas to expire in five years, but it's possible they have no intention of letting those proposals die.

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