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Stephen Colbert (right) talks with Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush during the premiere episode of "The Late Show" in New York.

On The Late Show, The Spotlight Was Just Out Of Reach For Jeb Bush

The GOP candidate was friendly and warm, but he wasn't energizing, or even the center of attention. At one point Colbert riffed: "Oh, you were so close to getting [the audience] to clap!"

Donald Trump speaks to the media at the U.S.-Mexico border in July. The Libre Initiative's letter doesn't call out any candidates by name, but Trump has called for mass deportation and an end to birthright citizenship for immigrants.

Conservative Latino Group Pens Letter Opposing GOP Immigration Rhetoric

In a letter obtained by NPR, the Libre Initiative criticized calls made by some of the presidential candidates for mass deportation and ending birthright citizenship.

A man is confronted by a Hungarian police officer with a dog as he holds his daughter in an area where migrants ran over a motorway from a collection point set up to transport people to camps in Morahalom, Hungary, Wednesday.

New Bottleneck Of Migrants Forms In Hungary's Detention Centers

The president of the European Union is calling on countries to welcome their share of what the U.N. predicts will be at least 850,000 migrants over the next two years.

Queen Victoria, shown here in a portrait made for her Jubilee in 1887, ruled Great Britain for 63 years, 7 months and 2 days.

A Milestone For A Beloved Monarch

Queen Elizabeth II today becomes Great Britain's longest reigning royal, overtaking Queen Victoria, who ruled for 63 years, 7 months and 2 days. She's marking the occasion by opening a railway line.

The Rev. Joseph Trinh, the senior priest at St. Helena, meets with the liturgy and decorations committee planning a Mass for Vietnamese Catholics during Pope Francis' visits to the city later this month.

Built By Immigrants, U.S. Catholic Churches Bolstered By Them Once Again

About 40 percent of U.S. Catholics are foreign-born or the children of immigrants. The change is having profound effects, from reviving dying parishes and shifting the church's geographical center.

Rebecca Schwartz of the Audubon Society talks about the future of the Kendall Frost Marsh, July 10, 2015.

San Diego's Mission Bay May Get A Naturalizing Facelift

San Diego's Mission Bay will get back a piece of its past if the effort to restore wetlands near Rose Creek happens.

With three more Democratic Senators backing the Iran accord, President Obama is heading towards a big foreign policy victory.

Senate Democrats Have Enough Support For Iran Nuclear Deal To Squelch Opposition

Supporters in the Senate now have 41 votes. It's enough to thwart a Republican-led effort to undo the Iran deal – without the President needing to exercise a veto.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to the graduates of the Boys and Girls High School in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in New York.

New York City Mayor Goes All-In On Free Preschool

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio about the early days of his effort to provide free, high-quality preschool to all of the city's 4-year-olds.

Margo Jefferson is a writing professor at Columbia University. In 1994, she won a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for her work at <em>The New York Times.</em>

Privilege And Pressure: A Memoir Of Growing Up Black And Elite In 'Negroland'

In her memoir, Negroland, Margo Jefferson describes growing up black and affluent in 1950s Chicago. Jefferson tells Fresh Air it was a world of sophistication — and snobbery.

In this photo from November 3, 2012, the Kansas State Wildcats marching band perform during a game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Kansas State Imposes Sanctions In Halftime Show Controversy

After the KSU marching band was accused of depicting a lewd act during its halftime show, the university has self-imposed sanctions while maintaining the band's intentions were innocent.

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