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A Mexican soldier piles poppies for incineration near the town of Tlacotepec, in Guerrero state, Mexico. The army says it slashes and burns poppy when fields are too difficult to access by helicopter or when they want to protect fruits and vegetables growing nearby.

On The Hunt For Poppies In Mexico — America's Biggest Heroin Supplier

The Mexican army gave NPR a firsthand look at its efforts to eradicate the flowering crop that's made into heroin.

A man walks on Benning Road in Northeast Washington, D.C., in front of the Greater Northeast Medical Center, where Dr. Edwin Chapman works.

The Opioid Crisis Is Surging In Black, Urban Communities

Opioid overdose deaths among middle-aged black men have increased 245 percent in the past three years in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, speaks with reporters just before his panel interviewed former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Thursday.

Top House Intelligence Committee Dem Wants To Talk To Seychelles Meeting Attendees

If the meeting was indeed an effort to establish a secret line of communication with the Kremlin, that would be "at odds" with what Erik Prince told the committee previously, Rep. Adam Schiff said.

At St. John Eye Hospital in Gaza, a Palestinian surgeon removes a woman's cataract using surgery equipment branded with a sticker that says, in Arabic, "From The American People." U.S. funding subsidizes these surgeries for Palestinians who could not otherwise afford them, but funding cuts means subsidies will not continue, hospital administrators say.

U.S. Palestinian Aid Cuts Hit Gaza Hospitals, Jobs And Wallets

Cuts in U.S. aid to Gaza are being felt in poor communities where people are losing food vouchers and some medical services.

Top House Intelligence Committee Dem Wants To Talk To Seychelles Meeting Attendees

If the meeting was indeed an effort to establish a secret line of communication with the Kremlin, that would be "at odds" with what Erik Prince told the committee previously, Rep. Adam Schiff said.

More than 1,500 business owners in Arizona have been sued recently by a nonprofit for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. But critics of the cases call the group's effort a scam.

One Arizona Group Goes To Court For The Disabled — More Than 1,500 Times

An advocacy group in Arizona is creating controversy by tackling enforcement of the law on its own. But the growing number of lawsuits recently led Arizona's attorney general to intervene.

Artist William Christenberry at his home in Washington, D.C., in 2015. Christenberry died Monday at the age of 80.

William Christenberry, Artist Whose Muse Was Rural Alabama, Dies At 80

The photographer, who also painted and sculpted, returned to the place of his youth every summer, chronicling the lives of old buildings and roadside businesses as they changed with age.

President Trump believes his emphasis on immigration is critical to rallying his voters this fall, and he may be right. They may care more about the promise of a wall than they have about his promise that Mexico would pay for it.

Trump's World Pulses With Promising News

Three times in three days, Trump has threatened to shut down the government over funding for his border wall. The president believes immigration will rally his voters this fall, and he may be right.

A woman carries bags of food on her back at Dakamur camp, Somalia, in March.

Global Problems Aid Groups Should Prepare For, If They Want To Survive

Relief organizations can barely cope with today's famine and refugee crises. Are they ready for the next era of humanitarian emergencies?

A row of green LimeBikes is seen parked by the Imperial Beach pier, Sept. 12, 2017.

San Diego City Attorney Memo Opens Door To 'Dockless' Bike Sharing

San Diego's bike sharing economy may soon be open to more competition, after the City Attorney's office opined an existing contract with DecoBike does not shut out other companies.

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