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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 1, 2017.

Executive Order To Strip Funding From Sanctuary Cities Faced First Legal Challenge

President Trump’s executive order to strip funding from sanctuary cities faced its first legal challenge Friday in San Francisco. The city and Santa Clara County went to federal court to block the order, contending it is unconstitutional.

We Asked People What They Know About Taxes. See If You Know The Answers

Results of a new Ipsos poll conducted for NPR suggest Americans may be sending a garbled message when they voice their opinions on taxes.

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chair of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks during a news conference in February on Affordable Care Act replacement legislation.

Voters Back Home Don't Mind If Mark Meadows Bucks Authority

Rather than resent Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, for rebellious moves like torpedoing the GOP's replacement for Obamacare, voters outside Asheville are showing support for the legislator.

Ming lives in this mud brick home, three miles outside Beijing city limits.

Beijing Mega-Region Plan Aims To Alleviate Poverty, But Some Are Wary

Set to be implemented in 2030, the plan would merge Beijing, the port city of Tianjin and Hebei province into a mega-region to push economic development. Some are skeptical resources will be shifted.

Supporters in Istanbul celebrated the historic referendum that consolidates power under the presidency.

Historic Referendum In Turkey Grants More Power To President

Yes voters in the Turkish referendum celebrated Sunday, but the opposition promises to contest the vote. Those who voted "yes" hope the change will make the government more efficient.

A picture taken on April 16, 2017, shows the damage a day after a suicide car bombing attack in Rashidin, west of Aleppo, targeted buses carrying Syrians evacuated from two besieged government-held towns of Fuaa and Kafraya.

Suicide Attack On Syrian Evacuees Leaves More Than 100 Dead

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says most of the victims were families evacuating from two Shiite villages, Fuaa and Kefraya, long besieged by rebels. No group has claimed responsibility.

Marine Le Pen's skeptic stance on the EU is an unlikely vote-winner in France, and especially near the eastern border where the EU is still popular. But even there Le Pen has some supporters.

Le Pen Finds Support In Pro-Europe French City

If elected, far right leader Marine Le Pen will hold a referendum to leave the EU, but that's hard to imagine in one of the most pro-Europe corners of France near the German border.

A woman walks past a giant poster bearing portraits of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, ahead of the referendum on whether to change the current parliamentary system into an executive presidency.

Will Turkey Vote To Give Erdogan Even More Power?

Turkish voters go to the polls April 16 to decide whether to replace a parliamentary form of government with a strong presidency. Critics call the referendum "a dangerous step backwards."

South Carolina state Rep. Tommy Pope speaks as the state legislature debates a bill calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state Capitol grounds in 2015.

GOP Infighting Over Health Care Spills Onto Campaign Trail

A South Carolina congressional race to replace President Trump's Budget director is highlighting Republican divides, especially over health care.

A newly constructed foot bridge can be seen from the top of the 47th Street Canyon in San Diego's City Heights neighborhood, April 14, 2017.

A Dose Of Nature Comes To One Of San Diego's Densest Neighborhoods

San Diego's City Heights neighborhood is now home to a vast network of canyon trails that offer recreational, educational and environmental benefits.

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