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Trump mulls decision on young immigrants in U.S. illegally

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

After months of dragging his feet, the president on Tuesday will announce his plans for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.

AP report: Trump seeks an initial $7.9 billion in Harvey aid

By Andrew Taylor and Erica Werner, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has sent lawmakers an initial request for a $7.9 billion down payment toward Harvey relief and recovery efforts.

In the wake of Harvey, Houston's undocumented community faces uncertainty

By PBS News Hour

For Houston's undocumented immigrant community, some 600,000 people, Hurricane Harvey has turned anxiety about immigration raids and deportations into a visceral fear to seek shelter. In addition, many who have been impacted by the storm are unable to qualify for…

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As Harvey clean-up begins, some communities still submerged

By PBS News Hour

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WATCH: These Texas cowboys are saving pets and livestock after Hurricane Harvey

By Lora Strum

These cowboy rescuers, known as the Horseback Emergency Response Team, ride horses into disaster areas to aid in animal recovery efforts.

How the U.S. funds disaster recovery and what it means for Harvey relief

By Lisa Desjardins

Here is a quick look at what we know about government spending on natural disasters, an increasingly controversial topic.

360 video of a rescue from the floodwaters in Houston

By Abbey Oldham, Elizabeth Flock

Watch this 360 video of three brothers driving a truck through Houston floodwaters to help fellow Texans.

U.S. ban on travel North Korea kicks in, with few exceptions

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

The ban makes U.S. passports invalid for travel to North Korea and allows the State Department to revoke the passport of anyone who flouts the ban.

As Trump's decision on DACA looms, 'Dreamers' wonder what's next

By Marcelo Rochabrun, ProPublica

The Trump administration seems poised to eliminate the immigration program, which has allowed almost 800,000 young immigrants to receive renewable work permits.

Century-old 'work college' model regains popularity as student debt grows

By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report

Work colleges, where students get paid or gain credit toward tuition, are drawing renewed interest, thanks to rising student debt, skepticism about the financial payoff of a liberal arts education and employer complaints that graduates aren’t prepared for jobs.