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NPR's Philip Reeves remembers Zabihullah Tamanna, a brave Afghan journalist who brought compassion to his work. Tamanna was killed along with NPR photojournalist David Gilkey in Afghanistan on Sunday.

Argenis Ramos, 34, wipes a tear while answering questions for a field research survey by Mercy Corps staffers Alexa Swift (center) and Jill Morehead. Ramos' wife, Karian Batista, looks on.

Need Help In Puerto Rico? Here's $100

If Karian Batista had $100, she would buy food. "I don't have enough for the kids," she says. Distributing cash, a growing trend in aid, gives people "dignity and choice," one organization says.

Khaldoun Barghouti (left) and Abdul Rahman Rahim al-Bibi (right), behind the counter at their food truck. The two men say they met behind bars in an Israeli prison, where they worked in the canteen.

In An Israeli Prison, Two Palestinians Found A Future: A Food Truck

The food truck craze has reached the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians who met in an Israeli prison are running one. They learned to cook while working in the prison canteen.

Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 23, 2010.

Obamacare Is First Item On Congress' Chopping Block

Republicans in Congress have vowed to repeal the health care law as soon as they get back to work. But they don't have a replacement ready, and insurers fear that could cause the market to collapse.

Customers at Walmart's Black Friday shopping event in Rogers, Ark, Nov. 26, 2015.

Splurge Or Save? Holiday Spending May Hinge On How You Voted

A divisive election that left half the country deflated and the other half rejuvenated could reverberate through the holiday shopping season in the kind of gifts people are giving or how much they spend.

A provision in the bill proposed by the GOP Senate would permit Medicaid to pay for longer stints of inpatient psychiatric care. But other parts of the bill would strip $772 billion from Medicaid — the single-largest funder of care for people who have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or another serious mental illness.

Senate Health Bill Could Both Boost And Undercut Mental Health Funding

The draft health care bill has a provision meant to increase the availability of inpatient psychiatric care. But overall cuts to Medicaid could actually lead to even fewer psychiatric beds nationwide.

Maryland congressional candidate David Trone shakes hands outside the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Md., on Thursday morning.

This Candidate Is Spending More Than Anyone Ever For A Seat In Congress

Wine retailer David Trone is spending $12.4 million of his own money to win a Maryland House seat, but his rivals say he's trying to buy his way into Congress.

Senate Health Bill Could Both Boost And Undercut Mental Health Funding

The draft health care bill has a provision meant to increase the availability of inpatient psychiatric care. But overall cuts to Medicaid could actually lead to even fewer psychiatric beds nationwide.

Mexican businessman José Susumo Azano Matsura, right, walks into the federal courthouse in downtown San Diego with his former attorney, Michael Wynne, July 27, 2016.

Azano's Lawyer Wants New Trial In Campaign Corruption Case Citing Prior Defense Incompetence

Defense lawyer Knut Johnson said Jose Susumo Azano Matsura's previous attorney never used the only defense available, which was that the businessman was ignorant of U.S. campaign law.

Democratic congressional candidate Regina Bateson (left) speaks with local resident Paige Stauss outside a public library in Granite Bay, Calif., following a campaign event.

Thinking Of Running For Office? A Website Lets You Test The Waters

Think you may want to run for public office? A new site lets you crowdfund a potential campaign. See how a California congressional candidate was inspired to give it a try.

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