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After a German soccer player of Turkish descent was criticized during the World Cup, other minorities in Germany have been speaking out about racism.

President Trump addressed what the White House called a "crisis" of illegal immigration on Thursday, underscoring what has become the central focus of his midterm election campaign.

Recounts are underway in the close Florida races for governor and Senate. Georgia counties have to report results by Tuesday evening, which could move the race for governor closer to a final result.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about his first year with the company. Khosrowshahi had previously been with Expedia, but left to go to Uber during a time of turmoil.

In Atlanta, Birmingham and other places, people who got on the roads Tuesday afternoon still weren't home Wednesday. At many schools, students and teachers slept overnight on wrestling mats and classroom carpets. Forecasters got it wrong — the storm hit further north than they expected.

At first the pounds melt off and then, nothing. But diet plateaus are a normal part of the body's adjusting to a lower weight. Weight loss experts say trying a variety of tactics can help move beyond the diet plateau. For most people exercise works best.

What's for dinner? We asked, you answered. And now we share some of our readers' savvy, time-saving tips for making dinnertime less of a mad scramble and more of a meal to relish.

Though only 148,000 more people were on employers' payrolls, the unemployment rate still dipped to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent a month earlier. The report, which was delayed more than two weeks because of the partial government shutdown, is the latest look at how the economy is faring.

The league overturned the suspension of Dashon Goldson of Tampa Bay for a helmet-to-helmet hit. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the culture of hard head shots in the NFL.

President Obama and Republicans feeling the heat, as bad news about the administration's health care rollout piles up, and the GOP continues to assess damage from its role in the government shutdown. Elsewhere, Detroit watches a bankruptcy trial.