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Professor Elvira Maria Restrepo of the University of Miami took a leave of absence from her job to work with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in selling the FARC peace deal to the public. On Sunday, the majority of people voted against the peace deal. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Restrepo about her reaction to the failure of the referendum.

Officials and aid workers are now able to make their way into parts of the country that were slammed by the storm. They're finding buildings smashed and mud lining the streets.

The jury in the Oregon occupation trail returned a surprise verdict of not guilty on Thursday. The decision will have broader implications for Western land rights groups as well as federal employees.

For decades, global trade has been transforming the world's economy. But the days of explosive trade growth may be at an end. Analysts say fewer new trade agreements may be a factor in the slowdown.

Airline passengers are often wary of corny safety videos on flights. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Scott McCartney about those videos.

Overall, sedan sales in the U.S. are expected to show a drop between 6 and 8 percent. Consumers are going for SUVs and trucks instead.

Hundreds of food companies have promised to keep their suppliers from cutting down forests. A global coalition of environmental groups is watching to see if the companies are keeping their promises.

In most American cities, a Hispanic candidate can count on support from many Hispanic voters. But what happens when three different Latino candidates are running for mayor in a Latino-majority city? In Doral, Fla., a Venezuelan, Mexican and a Cuban are vying for the job.

"I don't even know how to describe the kinds of things that are landing on us," a dentist trapped in one of Aleppo's last rebel-held neighborhoods tells NPR.

Working in difficult circumstances, lawyers and judges do their best to administer justice. NPR was present at a trial of a man accused of repairing ISIS vehicles. He and relatives denied ISIS links.