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"It is injustice that turns them away from places where they might have hope for a dignified life, but instead find themselves before walls of indifference," the pontiff said in his holiday address.

The number of tourists arriving in Greenland has soared over the past few years. That's creating opportunities on the sparsely populated island, including for tourist guides.

In Milwaukee, bus driver Jamie Grabowski found two lost dogs and took them onto her bus.

"En Mi Viejo San Juan" is an unofficial anthem of Puerto Rico and the official anthem of San Juan. It evokes memories of the island for those who have left and a yearning on the island for those who are gone.

Troy Rule, associate law professor at Arizona State University, tells NPR's Ari Shapiro about the Federal Aviation Administration's proposed new regulations that would allow them to track drones.

On a trip to explore her Jewish-Ukrainian roots, one writer made a stop at a controversial Jewish-themed restaurant, where guests are served matzo at every meal and invited to haggle over the check.

In Albany, N.Y., three men use their own experiences to set teens on the right path. Efforts by individuals can sometimes have an outsized impact in the fight against poverty.

Many deportees have arrived in Iraq without money, valid IDs or knowledge of the language and country. They struggle to find work and fear going out. "Everything is shocking to me," one deportee says.

As part of Weekend Edition's "People We Lost In 2019" series, Jodi Freedman of Oakland, Calif., tell us about a four-legged friend in her life, her black lab Cody.

Engineering students in Connecticut are working on designs that could make everyday life easier for people with autism and their families.