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Planes and buses arrive in Guatemala every day, returning migrants who've tried and failed to make it to the United States. Many are minors, stopped by Mexican police and deported back home.

The singer's career has been a story in numbers, and not just the ones in her album titles. She discusses motherhood, stage fright, the Spice Girls and more in an extended chat with Ari Shapiro.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to William Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, which estimates over 1 million migrants have arrived in Europe this year.

The Barcelona star has broken several records this year — and many say the 25-year-old still hasn't peaked.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the actor Rainn Wilson about his new memoir, The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy.

President Vladimir Putin has responded angrily to the downing of a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian-Turkish border Tuesday. Turkey said its aircraft shot down the Russian fighter after it violated Turkish airspace — a claim Moscow denies.

The city of Chicago has been shaken by the release of a video showing a police officer shoot and kill Laquan McDonald. That comes as neighborhoods continue to endure gun violence. Chicago Sun Times columnist Laura Washington and Chicago pastor Corey Brooks talk about how communities have responded.

France held a somber memorial ceremony Friday to remember the victims of the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. Two weeks ago, three teams of extremist gunmen killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more.

Two weeks after terrorists killed more than a hundred people in Paris, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to French political scientist Corinne Mellul about the mood in that country — and an unusual display of French patriotism.

French President Francois Hollande met with President Obama at the White House Tuesday to discuss the fight against ISIS in the wake of the Paris attacks.

Levels of inorganic arsenic found in rice worry some, but the FDA says more study is needed before it would recommend consumers change their diets. If you're worried, vary the grains in your diet and swap out sweet potatoes for rice as baby's first food, consumer groups say.

Commercial space startup Blue Origin announced Tuesday the successful launch and landing of one of its rockets. NPR explores what the success means for space travel.

The budget cuts set to take effect Jan. 1 were designed to be so draconian that they would force a long-term deal to trim the federal deficit. Scott Horsley talks to Robert Siegel about what budget cuts are likely to remain or be added in a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.

In Chicago today, protesters walked in a "march for justice," following the first-degree murder charges against police officer Jason Van Dyke in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Shari Runner, interim president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League.

The USDA recently stunned growers when it projected the smallest orange harvest for Florida in more than 50 years. The culprit: A tiny insect that's killing off the state's trees — and industry.

The biggest entertainment release so far in 2015 wasn't Jurassic World or Adele's 25 ... it was a video game. Fallout 4, released earlier this month, made $750 million in 24 hours. JJ Sutherland and Chris Suellentrop of the podcast Shall We Play A Game have this review.

After a French satirical newspaper published crude caricatures of the prophet Muhammad on Wednesday, the French government braced for angry reaction at home and abroad. It planned to close embassies, consulates, cultural centers and schools in 20 countries on Friday, the Muslim day of prayer. The government will block several demonstrations that had been planned around France to protest the American made anti-Muslim video that sparked deadly demonstrations in the Muslim world last week.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney returned to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for a ceremony honoring his service as president of the Senate. Former President George W. Bush was among those honoring him.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez for the latest on the investigation into the shooting of five police officers in the city.

In wake of the death of Philando Castile in Minnesota, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Gwen Carr. She is the mother of Eric Garner, whose controversial death during a police arrest in 2014 sparked protests in New York City.