Metaverse users are wary of Meta's foray into the virtual world. The company, formerly known as Facebook, plans to spend at least $10 billion on its metaverse division this year.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Carmen Solana, a volcanologist at the University of Portsmouth, about the impact of the ongoing volcano eruption at La Palma, in the Canary Islands.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julieta Martinelli about their reporting in Mexico and Colombia on the policies designed to stop migrants from reaching the U.S border.

Facebook has rebranded itself as Meta, banking on the metaverse becoming a significant part of our lives. Not everyone is happy with the company making a mark in a space that has existed for years.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Al Letson, host of the radio show Reveal, about their series on the 2008 death of Billey Joe Johnson after he was pulled over by a white police officer in Mississippi.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Linda Thélémaque, country director for Hope for Haiti, about the fuel shortages that are now pushing the nation to the brink of collapse.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with White House economic and national security advisor Daleep Singh about President Biden's goals for the G20 Rome summit as he faces economic and political challenges.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Spanish writer Edurne Portela and Tamara Muruetagoiena about the 10 year anniversary of peace in the Basque Country and coming to terms with a history of the conflict.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Dana Graber Ladek of the International Organization for Migration in Mexico and Yael Schacher of Refugees International on the future of the "Remain in Mexico" policy.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa and producer Reynaldo Leaños Jr. about their reporting on the aftermath of the largest single-state immigration raid in U.S. history.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Yvens Rumbold, director of communications for Policite in Haiti, about the security situation in the country after 17 missionaries were kidnapped by a local gang.

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, poet Yesika Salgado and Lázaro Lima, a professor at Hunter College, talk about what it means to be Latinx in the United States — and the world — in 2021.

For migrants traveling north to the U.S-Mexico border from countries like Chile and Brazil, the trip has become virtually impossible without two things — a smuggler and social media.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Andrea Rizzi, global affairs correspondent for El Pais, about the surge of energy prices in Europe and the impact it's having on its citizens.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Julyssa Lopez, writer for Rolling Stone magazine, and NPR's Felix Contreras, about the controversy around this year's Latin Grammys nominations.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with YR Media reporter Nina Roehl and Monica Anderson from the Pew Research Center about the use of social media platforms by youth.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Congressman Tony Gonzales, a Republican representing Texas' 23rd congressional district, an area that stretches over 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border including Del Rio.

House leaders are trying to pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal on Thursday. But that's one piece of a larger legislative puzzle that could stymie the Democratic agenda in Congress.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with writer and podcast host Daniel Alarcón, who has been awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's internal accountability system is "broken," says Andrea Guerrero of Alliance San Diego. Her group says independent and external investigations are needed.