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Along Lake Victoria, women fishmongers often engage in transactional sex with fishermen — a practice that contributes to Kenya's high rate of HIV. One group is challenging that convention.

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's evidence what they're doing is illegal.

Floodwaters submerged roads and left people clinging to trees, authorities said. The rain has subsided, but officials are warning residents to stay vigilant as creeks and rivers rise.

Dominique Maria Bonessi of WAMU visited Tre Shadez Hair Studio in Capitol Heights, Maryland, to see the vaccine program in action.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson, who was recently expelled from the Tennessee State House of Representatives over a protest he held regarding gun reform.

North Carolina isn't rich in coal, natural gas or oil, but it has more hogs than nearly any other state. And for years, scientists and farmers have been trying to turn swine biogas into electricity.

The 2004 movie about an obsessive wine snob helped boost California's pinot noir production by 170 percent. And merlot? The wine so famously maligned in the film has finally bounced back.

Democratic State Sen. Dave Koehler of Peoria faces a well-funded Republican challenger this year.

This election season, groups that are unable to vote — like youth and undocumented people — are solidifying their impact on America's democratic process.

East Nashville, where many artists and industry folks work and live, was hit particularly hard by the tornado that swept through the city in the early hours of Tuesday.