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Alejandro Mayorkas, nominee to be secretary of homeland security, is sworn in to testify during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

From Border Wall To Capitol Riot, Homeland Security Nominee Takes Senate Questions

Alejandro Mayorkas, who would be the first Latino and first immigrant to lead DHS, was previously the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Sandy Hook parent explains what Uvalde families need from us right now

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Wheeler, father to a 6-year-old who was killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, about his reaction to the events in Uvalde, Texas.

The FDA delays considering the Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids under age 5

The Food and Drug Administration is has postponed releasing details about whether two low doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can protect kids ages 6 months to 5 years old.

Now That He's President, Trump Is Sounding More Positive About The Economy

As a candidate, Donald Trump described the economy as something of an unmitigated disaster. Now, he says, "prosperity is coming back to our shores." Is that really true?

5PM Thursday: As Bret Moves into the Caribbean, TD#4 Expected to Veer Away to the Northwest and Become Tropical Storm Cindy by the Weekend

Hollywood's on a roll. Here are 7 movies we're looking forward to this spring

Baby Yoda's big-screen debut, Ryan Gosling in space, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and a Peaky Blinders movie are all coming out before Memorial Day.

In every group the researchers studied, the more marijuana people smoked the more sex they reported having.

Does Smoking Pot Lead To More Sex?

Surveys of 50,000 people found that those who smoked marijuana had sex more often than those who abstained from the drug. What is unclear is whether other factors explain the apparent link.

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to garment workers during a visit to a factory outside Phnom Penh on Aug. 30. His government has slapped the English-language <em>Cambodia Daily </em>with a $6.3 million tax bill and ordered it to pay by Sept. 4. If it doesn't, Hun Sen said, it should "pack up and go."

In Cambodia, A Crackdown On Independent Media Threatens A Respected Daily

The government has told the English-language Cambodia Daily it must pay a $6.3 million tax bill by Sept. 4. The paper has long been a thorn in Prime Minister Hun Sen's side.

The Gardez Hospital in Afghanistan's Paktia province as seen in 2012. The U.S.-funded hospital still has construction deficiencies nearly five years after the original target date for its completion.

U.S.-Funded Afghan Hospital Is Expensive, Late And Poorly Built, Report Finds

The $14.6 million Gardez Hospital in eastern Afghanistan is over budget and might be too expensive for local health authorities to run on their own.

Protests In Charlotte, N.C., Continue For A Third Night

Protests began after a police officer shot and killed a black man earlier this week. Charlotte's mayor imposed a midnight to 6 a.m. curfew while the city remains in a state of emergency.

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