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Migrants walk toward Austria from a camp in Sentilj, Slovenia on Sunday. Many migrants are from Syria and are sometimes from opposite sides of the country's war.

For Syrian Refugees, Old Frictions At Home Can Re-Emerge In Europe

Refugees from both sides of Syria's civil war are among those now streaming into Europe. It makes for some sensitive discussions along the migrant trail.

An Afghan soldier stands at a mortar training range near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Afghan forces are still receiving help from the U.S. as they battle the Taliban. This photo was taken by NPR's David Gilkey shortly before he was killed by the Taliban on June 5.

Afghanistan: A Tragic Return To A War With No End

The most critical question in Afghanistan today is whether the Afghan military can keep the country safe from the Taliban. An NPR team went looking for the answer, and two of the group were killed.

Afghanistan: A Tragic Return To A War With No End

The most critical question in Afghanistan today is whether the Afghan military can keep the country safe from the Taliban. An NPR team went looking for the answer, and two of the group were killed.

The report from the Center for Youth Wellness finds traumatic events in childhood can have devastating long-term effects on health.

Childhood Trauma Can Have Long-Lasting Health Effects

A new report reveals most Californians have experienced at least one form of childhood trauma.

Harvesting sweet potatoes: Workers sort the potatoes in the field, collecting small and large ones in different buckets. Each bucket weighs 30 pounds or so. A worker will shoulder that bucket and dump it into a flatbed truck 400 to 500 times a day. It's a daily load of six or seven tons of sweet potatoes.

Behind Your Holiday Sweet Potato Dish, Hard Work In The Fields

More than half of America's sweet potatoes were lifted by hand from the soil of North Carolina. It's some of the most back-breaking farm work to be found, and migrant laborers do most of it.

Emma Thompson, seen here at the premiere of <em>Bridget Jones's Baby</em>, is just one of the many people who did something wonderful in 2016.

50 Wonderful Things From 2016

It's time again for our annual collection, in no particular order, of 50 wonderful pop-culture things from 2016. Read them, watch them, or listen to them; we think something will delight you.

This second-generation prototype of a marijuana field tester being developed at Washington State University is larger than the planned final product.

High On The Highway: Scientists Try To Build A Marijuana Breath Test

Now that recreational use of marijuana is legal in four states, law enforcement officials are looking for quicker ways to test drivers for excessive pot use. Entrepreneurs are taking on the challenge.

San Diego State Professor Authors Book On Women And Christianity

A new book by Rebecca Moore, a professor of religious studies at San Diego State University, examines the role women have played in the way Christianity has been practiced.

Meihua and her parents shared a room at a temporary school following the earthquake. She's shown her with her mother in 2009, a year after the tremor.

Rebuilding A Life Shattered By An Earthquake In China

NPR's Melissa Block was in China when a major earthquake hit in 2008. As she wraps up her time as host of All Things Considered, she reconnected with a Chinese girl who's overcome great challenges.

Want Your Kids To Ace School? Good Motor Skills May Help

Children and teenagers who are aerobically fit and have good motor skills do better academically, researchers say. But muscle strength doesn't help. And those motor skills may matter most.

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