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NPR's Audie Cornish chats with Wall Street Journal reporter Alexandra Wexler about rising rates of avocado theft in South Africa.

China and the Taliban are increasing their outreach to each other, as the insurgent group takes over much of Afghanistan.

Democrats hope to pass immigration reform through budget reconciliation, but it's unclear if the rules will permit them to do that.

The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, before moving ahead to a $3.5 trillion spending effort that would encompass much of President Biden's domestic agenda.

In many places, homecoming celebrations feel more meaningful this year. At one high school in Washington, D.C., homecoming was the largest event hosted by administrators since the pandemic started.

The Biden administration often says that human rights are at the center of its foreign policy. Egypt is a big test case of that, as it and the U.S. are holding high level talks.

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, U.S. land borders open to non-essential travel. Fully vaccinated foreigners will be able to enter the U.S. to shop or visit friends and family.

After eight terms in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont announced his retirement on Monday. The powerful senator was at the center of many Supreme Court nomination fights.

Bipartisan negotiators and the Trump administration reached a deal on spending more money to support small businesses, as well as to assist hospitals and improve testing nationwide.

Donald Trump says that if Iran harasses U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf, "they will be shot out of the water." Iranian and U.S. Navy vessels have long played cat-and-mouse in the Gulf.