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NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Tim Noonan of the International Trade Union Confederation about the call for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to suspend the kafala sponsorship system.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with the Associated Press' Michelle Faul about her trip to a refugee camp where Nigerian soldiers have brought girls and women rescued from Boko Haram.

Critics are targeting New York's policing theory, which aims to crack down on minor offenses. But it's also praised for reducing the crime rate.

The release of a new report on the world's mothers is a reminder of the gap between rich and poor — in the developing world and in American cities as well.

There's a growing tendency to bring the tiny hieroglyphs off phones, but not everyone is fluent. New takes on emoji integration suggest misunderstanding may be remedied with universal translation.

One Pittsburgh middle school teacher is giving his black students a valuable education in social studies — and life.

A firsthand look at how the historic drought is affecting local teens' quest to quench their thirst.

Tesfai Kidane, an Eritrean migrant, made his way to Israel, where he was detained. He returned to Africa. It's not clear what happened next, but he was killed recently by the Islamic State in Libya.

This isn't Mike Huckabee's first time at the GOP presidential rodeo. He had the advantages of being a novelty upstart underdog in 2008. That's not the case this time around.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson is a darling of conservatives. It started when he criticized President Obama's health care law and other policies at a Prayer Breakfast with the president just a few feet away.