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The controversial Texas law was aimed at strengthening immigration enforcement, but sparked bitter protests. The law was to go into effect on Friday and would have punished so-called sanctuary cities.

His goal: to perform surgery. The problem: power outages and finicky machines. We check back in with a doctor in Ghana.

A storm of this magnitude affects many animals. Uplifting videos show people rescuing all kinds of animals from Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.

This press release from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission: Governor Asa Hutchinson joined the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to…

There is a fire at a chemical plant in Crosby, Texas. The plant is flooded and is not able to cool the volatile chemicals stored there. Ailsa Chang talks to Al Ortiz of Houston Public Media.

A native of Oklahoma, McShann came to Kansas City, Mo., in 1937, when it was the capital for boogie-woogie, blues and swing. He spoke to Terry Gross in 1987, and also played a few songs in the studio.

Considered one of the inventors of modern jazz drumming, Roach helped formulate the language of bebop, along with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. Originally broadcast in 1988.

Buying a sacrificial goat for the Muslim holiday of Eid l-Adha is the sign of a strong household. But harsh droughts in the Karachi area are making it hard for families to afford one.

The White House says the president is seeking input from the press corps to as to where the money should go. Meanwhile, the vice president was in Texas lending a hand to the recovery effort.

State Sen. Burke Harr says Nebraska's state flag flapped upside-down for 10 days at the Capitol earlier this year — and no one even noticed. Now, he's on a crowdsourced quest to redesign it.