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Piro's Taco Trucks Are Beloved. Now He Is Facing Deportation

President Trump has said immigration agents are singling out "bad ones" for deportation. So some Houstonians are asking why they took Piro Garcia, a Guatemalan who became an immigrant success story.

An increasing number of overweight Americans have lost the motivation to diet.

Is Dieting Passe? Study Finds Fewer Overweight People Try To Lose Weight

Some health experts worry about what this trend means for chronic diseases linked to obesity. Others see an upside: Diets often fail, but a healthy body image can lead to healthy outcomes.

The Multigenerational Fight Against North Dakota Parking Meters

In 1948, farmer Howard Henry led a movement to have parking meters banned in North Dakota. Now the governor wants to lift the ban, but Henry's granddaughter is still opposed to them.

The Statue of Liberty was in the dark for more than an hour Tuesday night, as this still image taken from video shows. A National Park Service official says the unplanned outage was likely because of work on a backup generator.

Statue Of Liberty's Lights Went Dark — 'Likely' Due to Recent Work, Official Says

The darkness on Liberty Island dramatically changed the look of one of the country's most iconic monuments and led to speculation over the cause.

Judith Ausah (left) and Evelyn Sewodey create solar panels at the Lady Volta Vocational Center for Electricity and Solar Power in Ghana. "At first, I thought it was man's work," says Ausah, whose 2-month-old daughter stays in the school nursery. "But I came here and saw that, yes, women can do it."

Giving Power To Women In Ghana

A school is teaching them to be electrical engineers — and to defy local stereotypes that engineering is a man's job.

Two Afghan men weep for their relatives in front of the main gate of a Kabul military hospital Wednesday, after a deadly six-hour attack claimed by the Islamic State.

Gunmen Disguised As Doctors Mount Hours-Long Assault On Kabul Hospital

The attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State, killed at least 30 people and injured dozens more. It took several hours of floor-by-floor fighting to retake the hospital.

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks out Tuesday against the GOP leadership's plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, flanked by fellow Republican Reps. Mark Sanford of South Carolina (from left) and Jim Jordan of Ohio as well as Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky.

Trump Won Big In House Conservatives' Districts — Will They Defy Him On Health Care?

Members of the House Freedom Caucus and their allies are rebuking the Republican leadership's health care bill, but many of their constituents voted for President Trump. Can the lawmakers be swayed?

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price compares a copy of the Affordable Care Act (right) and a copy of the new House Republican health care bill during a White House press briefing on Tuesday.

House Health Bill Is Just The Beginning: Overhaul Promised In 3 Phases

A Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, currently being marked up in House committees, is the first step of GOP plans to overhaul the nation's health care system.

Skeptics Mull Trump Wiretapping Allegation

Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Mukasey, who served as attorney general under George W. Bush, about President Trump's charge that former President Obama ordered surveillance on Trump Tower.

Scott Pruitt's comments on carbon dioxide come just over two weeks after he took the helm of the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency with the authority to regulate CO2 and other greenhouse gases as pollutants.

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Questions Basic Facts About Climate Change

In an interview with CNBC, President Trump's EPA administrator said he did not believe carbon dioxide is a major contributor to global warming.

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