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Presidential candidate Julián Castro made an impression at the first Democratic debate by proposing decriminalizing illegal border crossings. He discussed that and more with the NPR Politics Podcast.

A decision to change the name of a historic student group has sparked a debate about Mexican-American identity and the future of the Chicano movement.

The Chinese company Huawei is now building and testing Thailand's first 5G network. Thai authorities say they could not say no to Huawei's bargain prices, despite pressure from the U.S.

To track the spread of bacteria that resist antibiotics, researchers are trying wastewater testing to get a fast, accurate picture.

David Greene talks to Dee Margo, mayor of El Paso, Texas, who met with Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan on Wednesday during a visit to the border.

Since 1997, a mural of whales and dolphins has caught the eyes of many commuters traveling the east shoreway, just outside of downtown Cleveland. This life-sized work is one of a hundred that environmental artist Robert Wyland painted in cities around the world. Professionally known by his last name, Wyland is back in Cleveland this week to announce plans for a facelift of the mural. The artist’s interest in painting monumental creatures came at an early age.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sarah Pierce of the Migration Policy Institute about what such "safe third country agreement" between the U.S. and Mexico would entail.

A fourth man was involved in the 1965 attack on civil rights worker and minister James Reeb, but that man was never identified or charged in Reeb's murder, an NPR investigation revealed.

The Kocher family has been farming the same plat of land near the northern Ohio village of Bloomville for generations. Among other crops, they grow…

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Edmund Lee of The New York Times about Disney's acquisition of Hulu, and what it means for streaming services.