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The 18-year-old fled her family and was detained in Thailand en route to Australia. Australia's Department of Home Affairs says her application for a humanitarian visa will be "carefully considered."

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has been on shaky political ground for months, but there is no specific plan for his departure. William Barr's confirmation hearing is next week.

Amid Venezuela's catastrophic economic meltdown, education experts say that it's getting much harder for children to get a good grasp of history, geography and their ABCs.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he doesn't want the money — unless it comes with an apology from French President Emmanuel Macron.

New Mexico is proposing that all state colleges become tuition-free for students, regardless of family income. How will the state pay for it? Oil revenues.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about whether gun control measures can pass Congress. Coons is one of a few Democrats to meet with the White House about the issue.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Joseph Rice, one of the lead attorneys representing local state and county governments against drugmakers and distributors that sold opioid pills.

A group of state attorneys general negotiating with members of the Sackler family says they expect Purdue Pharma to file for bankruptcy "imminently," according to an email obtained by NPR.

Alternative tests are emerging, the agency says, such as computer modeling and tissue studies of cells grown in the lab. Environmental advocates say the move is too quick, and disregards human health.

In their rush to escape the eruption, many people living near the Taal Volcano have been forced to abandon livestock and pets. Some have defied orders and gone back for them.