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  • Some areas on the border in Mexico are refusing to take back unauthorized migrants expelled by the United States, so U.S. authorities are flying them to where Mexican officials will accept them.
  • The findings of two recent surveys call into question a long-standing principle of U.S. politics — that voters prefer candidates with strong faith beliefs.
  • Inspired by The Jackson 5, the '70s and late '60s saw a panoply of very young R&B bands emerge across the country. Though many groups released but one single before fading into obscurity, a new compilation CD documents the best of "kiddie soul."
  • NPR's David Welna reports on the problems facing Haiti's new government as it tries to rebuild the Caribbean nation's economy. Since taking office five months ago, President Rene Preval has had little success overcoming eighty percent unemployment, high inflation, and a barely functioning infrastructure. The congress has not approved a privatization plan, which is holding up hundreds of millions of dollars in loans. All of this, combined with a crime wave and worries about the former army, make foreign investors reluctant to take a chance on Haiti.
  • As Xi Jinping heads to the White House, polls show Americans feeling their best days are behind them. But what does America look like from China?
  • Take a deep breath, in black & white. Alice Boman's fragile singing, mixed with ethereal images from the Swedish countryside, make for a small, laptop vacation.
  • The movie ticket subscription service startup was popular with subscribers. It may have ultimately failed as a business, but some say it succeeded in disrupting the movie theater business model.
  • NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi NElson talks to Scott Simon about travel security in France after the terror attacks.
  • "Many of us know the risk [voting] entails because of the pandemic," a protester says, "but we want to hold elections." The vote, postponed twice due to the virus, is now set to take place on Oct. 18.
  • Anthony Bourdain's new cookbook features comfort food he cooks for his young daughter. "She's who I need to please, and if she's not happy, I'm not happy," he says.
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