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<p>Mariana's bills itself as the Hispanic supermarket for Las Vegas. It's in a working-class neighborhood where President Obama did well with Latino voters in 2008. Most of them still support him.</p>

Republicans Struggle To Sway Latino Voters In Nevada

Recent polls have shown that while most Latinos still support President Obama's re-election, that support is waning. But while Republicans in Las Vegas see an opening to persuade Nevada Latinos to their party, they're having trouble exploiting it.

California law allowed prosecutors to establish a pattern in Harvey Weinstein's trial

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former sex crimes prosecutor Jane Manning about Harvey Weinstein's recent charges and the difficulties in prosecuting sex crimes like his.

Twitter's new data access rules will make social media research harder

Twitter will start charging users for downloading and uploading data. Everything from bots giving out earthquake alerts to ambitious research about how misinformation spreads could be affected.

Critics say Snap, the maker of Snapchat, needs to do more to stop on-line drug dealers. The company told NPR it's improving safety measures and working with law enforcement.

Social media platforms face pressure to stop online drug dealers who target kids

During a House committee hearing Wednesday, parents, activists and law enforcement officials accused social media sites of enabling drug dealers to sell fentanyl to young Americans.

Passengers go to the Nanchang railway station in eastern China in February 2014, at the end of the Chinese New Year holiday. In the past, it was often the only time of year that migrant workers were able to return home. Now, economic pressures on factories in coastal China have led to a reversal of a decades-long migration of workers from inland to the coast.

For Chinese Migrant Workers, It Is Possible To Go Home Again

In the past, rural Chinese seeking success left their families and found work on the coast. Now, high wages mean factories are shifting inland and migrants are delighted to be following them home.

House panel questions oil executives over industry's part in climate disinformation

NPR's A Martínez talks to Kert Davies of the Climate Investigations Center about House lawmakers questing oil executives about alleged disinformation concerning fossil fuels' effect on global warming.

With Summit, Bush Seeks Solution To Crisis

Amid the ongoing financial crisis, the Bush administration called the McCain and Obama campaigns into the Oval Office for an emergency summit.

Alabama nursing student Carlee Russell, 25, went missing from the shoulder of a highway Thursday night. She returned home Saturday. The circumstances of her disappearance remain unclear.

Carlee Russell made abduction-related internet searches before her disappearance

The 25-year-old nursing student vanished after calling 911 and a family member to report seeing a young child wandering along the side of an interstate in Alabama.

Levees in Question as Hurricane Season Approaches

With hurricane season three months away, worries surface about whether the levees and floodwalls of New Orleans will be ready to hold back another storm. Col. Louis Setliff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers talks to Robert Siegel about the responsibility of keeping the city safe from another flood.

Examining Government's Job-Creation Numbers

The federal government releases its report on the how the economic stimulus has affected employment. The White House says jobs 650,000 have been saved or created under its plan.

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