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The former Florida governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate says he's his own man, but his brother George W. Bush will pitch in at a campaign fundraiser this week.

States are starting to move away from using solitary confinement in prison. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Bernie Warner, who is overseeing moving prisoners out of solitary in Washington.

Migrants in Hungary are now being allowed on trains that are heading to the Austrian border. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks to correspondent Eleanor Beardsley, who is boarding a train with them.

Germany is now welcoming some of the thousands of refugees pouring into Europe. Dave Blanchard of Oregon Public Broadcasting talks to NPR's Linda Wertheimer about their arrival.

Thousands of refugees, mainly escaping conflict in Syria and Iraq, began arriving in Munich after transiting through Austria.

An American woman vanished on Spain's Camino de Santiago in April. As reports of other attacks go public, police are posting safety escorts on the path that was featured in the 2011 film The Way.

The biggest conventional names in American politics — Clinton and Bush — have stumbled this summer as Americans look to channel their frustrations through unconventional outsiders.

Thousands of migrants entered Austria on Sunday, as the flow of humanity from Syria and other troubled parts of the Middle East and Africa continued into Europe.

Pope Francis' upcoming visit to the U.S. has American Catholics excited — but they aren't the only ones. The pope's statements on the environment and social issues have appealed to non-Catholics, too.

Baby boomers with the skill are retiring and not enough young people are replacing them. In Georgia, inmates are given access to heavy tools and blowtorches so they can get a welding certificate.