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It's been a month since Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas. The hardest hit area was Marsh Harbour which is still struggling to come back. Most residents have fled, further slowing recovery.

A letter sent to four congressional committees in May and obtained by NPR says officials have "certified that the Government of Ukraine has taken substantial actions" to address corruption.

Immigrant advocates are denouncing the proposal, arguing that collecting genetic information of border crossers could have implications for family members residing in the U.S.

Fewer children are dying globally, but a new study finds geographic disparities still exist within many countries.

A grandma, in a rustic outdoor ranch kitchen, is tearing up the Internet in Mexico with her simple, home style cooking. Since starting in August, she's got 1.5 million subscribers.

With lockdown drills now commonplace in public schools, experts question if they're doing more harm than good. "We don't light a fire in the hallway to practice fire drills," one professor tells NPR.

Makeup was once thought to be the exclusive realm of women, but more and more men are experimenting with cosmetics — and the industry is taking notice. A reporter gives it a try.

It was the German leader's first official trip to the Nazi concentration camp. "These crimes are and will remain part of German history," she said, "and this history must be told over and over again."

An L.A. church worked with a nonprofit to buy millions in medical debt for pennies on the dollar and forgive it. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Craig Antico, co-founder of the nonprofit, RIP Medical Debt.

NPR's Noel King talks to John Myers of the Los Angeles Times about a new law that will take effect Jan. 1 in California that is meant to change the way contract workers are treated in the state.