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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan says a new rule allowing indefinite detention of migrant families with children will "improve the integrity of the immigration system."

New Trump Policy Would Permit Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Families, Children

The new policy would end the Flores settlement and allow the government to hold families with children without a deadline, in a change from the way cases are handled today.

Several of the fires burning in the Amazon rainforest can be seen even from space, as evidenced by this satellite image provided by NASA this month. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year.

Tens Of Thousands Of Fires Ravage Brazilian Amazon, Where Deforestation Has Spiked

Researchers say there's been a huge rise in the number of fires compared with last year. That's likely linked with a similar leap in deforestation since President Jair Bolsonaro took office.

President Trump spoke with reporters before departing from the White House on Marine One. He said he is open to changes to gun purchase policies, but those prospects aren't clear.

Outlook Uncertain On Gun Policy As Trump Signals Openness — With NRA In His Ear

The president and the White House aren't closing the door to new background checks for gun buyers or other shifts in policy — but it isn't clear how close they'll ever get to Democrats' proposals.

Stephen Root On 'Barry,' 'Office Space' And Why 'Less Is More' In Acting

After appearing in nearly 800 TV episodes and 100 films, the noted character actor received his first Emmy nomination for his role as a handler to a hitman in the HBO series Barry.

LCC Student Production Aims To Destigmatize Discussion Of Suicide

A new student production at Lane Community College will focus on bringing issues around suicide out of the shadows. “Lighting the Darkness: Stories of…

<p>Architect William Dann says many of the concrete slabs that frame Neuberger Hall will be removed and replaced with large glass walls, to let-in the natural light.</p>

Classified Staff At Oregon's Public Universities Take Step Toward Strike

Contract negotiations are getting tense between Oregon’s public universities and the bargaining team representing 5,000 classified employees.

Miles Davis performing at Newport Jazz Festival in 1969.

Looking Back On 'Bitches Brew': The Year Miles Davis Plugged Jazz In

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Christian McBride about the impact of Miles Davis' seminal album Bitches Brew — an electrified sound that ushered in decades of jazz fusion 50 years ago.

Pia Klemp has refused to accept a medal for bravery from Paris' mayor, saying, "We do not need authorities deciding about who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal.' "

Captain Who Rescued Migrants At Sea Refuses Paris Medal, Calling It Hypocritical

"Your police [steal] blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standing up for rights of migrants," said Pia Klemp.

How Arctic Fires Are Impacting Earth's Atmosphere

More than two million acres of forest have burned in Alaska this year. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with climate change researcher Nancy Fresco about the impact these fires have on the Earth's atmosphere.

U.S. Sanctions Cut Off Iranians' Access To Medicine, Iran Says

The U.S is working to increase pressure on Iran, and many Iranians are struggling. The State Department is challenging Iran's charges that the U.S. is cutting off access to cancer drugs.

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