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Brazil is widening its investigations into how thousands of supporters of former president ransacked government buildings. But with Jair Bolsonaro still in Florida, Democratic lawmakers want him out.

Big plans to overhaul the immigration system have stalled yet again. So farmers and other groups are looking to the lame duck session and hoping that more modest proposals can find bipartisan support.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Nguyen Phan Que Mai about her novel, "Dust Child," and the intertwined lives of Vietnamese women and U.S. servicemen, and their Amerasian children.

The 23-year-old Nigerian who was arrested Christmas Day for trying to blow up a Northwest aircraft as it prepared to land in Detroit was known to U.S. authorities. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had been placed on a watch list after his father notified U.S. authorities in November about his son's extreme views. Newsweek investigative correspondent Mark Hosenball, who has been reporting on how Abdulmutallab was able to elude security officials, offers his insight.

While Food and Drug Administration inspectors who make sure food and drugs meet quality standards were spared in recent cuts, key support staffers were dismissed.

The CEO of the Hispanic Construction Council says removing construction laborers who don't have legal status would put homebuilding projects and critical infrastructure at risk.

On Tuesday, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was formally charged in D.C. Superior Court with multiple crimes, including first-degree murder and assault with the intent to kill while armed.

These fish recipes showcase some of the season’s first greens — asparagus, spinach, chives, and scallions — in three light but satisfying spring dishes.

For the past 20 years, amateur cook Roger Mummert has run the multicultural Latke Festival on Long Island. This year's cooking-contest entries included Mexi-latkes, pesto latkes and Thai latkes with lemongrass, among other gourmet treats. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

Atlantic writer Caitlin Dickerson talks about Haitian immigrants at the border, and explains how both Trump and Biden immigration policies are based on a racist system created by the Founding Fathers.