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Troops set up concertina wire as a Customs and Border Protection agent stands guard on the U.S. side of the border with Mexico, on Thanksgiving Day.

Trump Is Expected To Extend U.S. Troops' Deployment To Mexico Border Into January

The move would extend the rare deployment of active-duty troops at the U.S.-Mexico border, rather than only National Guard soldiers and personnel.

Health workers inside the "red zone" of an Ebola treatment center in Butembo, which was attacked on March 9.

U.S. Government Beefs Up Presence Near Congo's Ebola Epicenter

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dispatching a dozen additional staff and sending some of them closer to the area of the outbreak.

Aerial view shows a part of a designed plant field featuring the art work of a Dove of Peace by Pablo Picasso over the world map, pictured in Utting am Ammersee on July 11, 2022.

There are now 8 billion people on Earth, according to a new U.N. report

The world's population continues to grow, but at a slower rate as people have fewer children. The U.N. predicts it will not reach 9 billion for another 15 years.

Amtrak has rescinded its charge of $25,000 each for two wheelchair users and will charge them just the normal ticket price.

Amtrak To Drop $25,000 Ticket Price For 2 Wheelchair Users After Complaints

NPR reported on Friday that the ticket for a two-hour ride between Chicago and Bloomington-Normal, Ill., stations usually costs $16. Amtrak had based the higher price on adjustments to train cars.

Displaced Syrians head to refugee camps on the outskirts of Raqqa on Sunday. Syrian fighters, backed by the U.S., have been driving out the Islamic State. However, many civilians are fleeing the fighting, and there's still no sign of a political settlement in Syria on the horizon.

The U.S. Is Beating Back ISIS, So What Comes Next?

The U.S. military and its allies have largely defeated the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria. Now comes the tricky part: finding political solutions in both of those troubled countries.

Former U.S. Ambassador Says Withdraw From Afghanistan Is Surrender

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ryan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, about why Crocker thinks the American plan to withdraw from Afghanistan is surrender.

Leading Ladies: Carmen on Stage and in Film

Most people know the ditty about the toreador not spitting on the floor. Carmen, filled with tunes long made popular, has a foolproof story—sultry gypsy…

U.S. military personnel stand watch ahead of the May 12 inauguration ceremony of the U.S. anti-missile station, Aegis Ashore Romania, at Deveselu, Romania. The station is part of NATO's anti-missile shield for Europe.

U.S. Enlarges Its Military Footprint In Eastern Europe, To Mixed Reviews

In Poland and Romania, some are happy to have new U.S. bases in light of recent Russian moves. But others say the most likely result will be heightened tensions with Moscow.

Cargo containers are loaded on ships at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province in April. China said it will impose tariffs of 5 percent to 10 percent on $60 billion worth of U.S. products, starting on Monday.

China Sets Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods, Retaliating Against U.S. Duties

Hours after President Trump announced tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, Beijing responded with its own levies on $60 billion worth of U.S. products.

Rebranded Trade Deal Gives Member Countries An Edge Over The U.S.

Shortly after he took office, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is moving forward, and the remaining members stand to gain economically.

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