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A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Thursday.

Asian, European Stocks Mixed After Recession Jitters Spark Sell-Off On Wall Street

World markets reacted to the Dow's 800-point drop on Wednesday and the release of economic data hinting that a global recession may be looming.

More than half of immigrants detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are housed in remote rural prisons, according to a new NPR analysis, about 52%. That number is increasing.

Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar

NPR's analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.

Major U.S. stock indexes posted small gains Thursday, a day after their steepest drops of the year.

Stock Markets Take A Breather After Steep Drop

Investors paused to catch their breath Thursday after the stock market suffered its worst drop of the year the day before. Consumer spending is still strong, despite signs of a looming recession.

Remembering Bob Wilber, A Standard Bearer For Traditional Jazz

The saxophonist and clarinetist, a student of Sidney Bechet and thusly a specialist in early styles, died Aug. 4 at the age of 91. He spoke with Terry Gross in 1988.

Anthology Series 'Why Women Kill' Weaves 3 Mysteries In 3 Decades

The creator of Desperate Housewives is back with a new dark comedy on CBS All Access that shifts between three different storylines. It stars Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin and Kirby Howell-Baptiste.

An endangered female orca leaps from the water while breaching in the Salish Sea west of Seattle in 2014.

Washington Wheat Farmers Could Be Toast If Dams Are Removed To Help Hungry Orcas

Washington's orcas are hungry, because there aren't enough salmon for them to eat. State officials want to take out some dams to help them, but that would hurt Washington's wheat farmers.

Court In Gibraltar Releases Iranian Oil Tanker Despite U.S. Bid To Keep It In Port

A judge in Gibraltar has ordered the release of an Iranian oil tanker despite a last minute appeal by the Trump administration.

Northwest Passage: God, Guns & Liberty Rally, GloryBee Layoffs, Trash, & Birth Center Closes

Workers at McKenzie Willamette Hospital say they may strike.Last weekend, counter-protesters outnumbered Trump supporters at a rally in downtown…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during the Inter-Korean Summit in April of last year in Panmunjom, South Korea.

North Korea Calls Off Further Talks With South, Launches More Projectiles

Following a speech by South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowing to reunify the Koreas, Pyongyang said it would no longer pursue peace with Seoul.

Kian Soltani: Tiny Desk Concert

Watch a young cellist on the rise, offering music of virtuosity, sweet lyricism and a little fire from his Persian roots.

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