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Jan 16, 2019
A study also finds that the unauthorized population from Mexico has declined by 1.3 million people since 2010.
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Jan 16, 2019
Wednesday was another day of wild testimony in the trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Vice News editor Keegan Hamilton about the latest from the Brooklyn courtroom.
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Jan 16, 2019
Two years in, the movement has fractured under accusations of anti-Semitism, lack of financial transparency and infighting. Has this affected your decision to attend?
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Jan 16, 2019
Christian leaders in the U.S. fear President Trump's decision to pull out of Syria will leave Christian minorities in the region vulnerable to attack.
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Jan 16, 2019
Whether it's exercise or housework, older Americans who move their bodies regularly may preserve more of their memory and thinking skills, even if they have brain lesions and other signs of dementia.
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Jan 16, 2019
Harris County, Texas, took a giant step toward representation this month when it sat 19 black women judges to the bench.
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Jan 16, 2019
As the massive teacher strike in Los Angeles enters its third day, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with teachers' union president Alex Caputo-Pearl about the strike and its aims.
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Jan 16, 2019
Interim President John Engler's efforts to try to shepherd the school through a turbulent time have been undercut by a year of scandal.
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Jan 16, 2019
Interim president John Engler's efforts to try to shepherd the school through a turbulent time have been undercut by a year of scandal.
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Jan 16, 2019
Wheeler has been serving as acting EPA administrator since Scott Pruitt stepped down amid ethics scandals in July. Prior to his work at the EPA, Wheeler worked as a lobbyist for the coal industry.
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Jan 16, 2019
White House officials reportedly say that each week of the shutdown will subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth — double the administration's original estimate.
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Jan 16, 2019
For many years, U.S. immigration favored immigrants from northern Europe. NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten explains how a 1965 law changed things — and led to the current debate about border security.
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Jan 16, 2019
The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.
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Jan 16, 2019
Whether reminiscent of the moon's surface or "a big duck-go-round," a circle of ice entrances as it bobs and spins on a river in Maine.
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Jan 16, 2019
Whether reminiscent of the moon's surface or "a big duck-go-round," a circle of ice entrances as it bobs and spins on a river in Maine.
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Jan 16, 2019
As many as four American soldiers are reported dead in a suicide bombing in northern Syria. The attack comes shortly after President Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw troops from Syria.
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Jan 16, 2019
During the Great Recession, the state sold its capitol and other buildings in a sale-lease-back deal to raise money. Nearly a decade later, the state has a plan to reclaim the buildings.
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Jan 16, 2019
A novel housing program in California links people recently released from long-term prison sentences with hosts willing to rent space in their homes.
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Jan 16, 2019
A novel housing program in California links people who have served long-term prison sentences with those willing to rent space in their homes.
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Jan 16, 2019
On the first day of the LA teacher strike, public schools saw about a third of their regular attendance. Some families are torn between showing solidarity and keeping a good attendance record.
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Jan 16, 2019
Hundreds of veterans sued military contractor KBR Inc., alleging toxic smoke from burn pits at military bases made them ill. A federal appellate court said compensation must come from Congress.
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Jan 16, 2019
As the partial government shutdown continues, some federal workers and contractors are looking for temporary jobs to earn income.
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Jan 15, 2019
About 400,000 federal workers are called "excepted" and are required to work without pay. They sued for an injunction that would end that requirement, but the judge said no.
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Jan 15, 2019
Micheail Ward did not receive a life sentence as Hadiya's mother had asked the court but he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison for the killing of the 15-year-old girl.
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Jan 15, 2019
The union for the IRS workers criticized the Trump administration for forcing them to work "in exchange only for an IOU." Employees have been promised back pay when funding is approved.
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Jan 15, 2019
Government workers, including TSA agents, missed their first paycheck of the year last Friday, as a result of the country's longest partial government shutdown.
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Jan 15, 2019
Alfred Newman served from 1943 to 1945, transmitting codes in his native tongue which prevented the Japanese from gleaning U.S. intelligence during World War II.
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Jan 15, 2019
"The state has placed a thumb on the scale for a pro-confederacy message," Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Graffeo wrote in his opinion.
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Jan 15, 2019
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Carmen Gonzalez, a student reporter for Boyle Heights Beat, about the teachers' strike in Los Angeles.
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Jan 15, 2019
Central Florida is debating the question of what Tampa residents should be called. Tampanians, Tampans or is it Tampeños? NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with TV host Mario R. Núñez, who sparked this debate.
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Jan 15, 2019
In light of President Trump's plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, author Peter Behrens has this commentary and the story of one man who risked everything to come to the U.S. in 2017
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Jan 15, 2019
As the shutdown continues, the number of TSA agents calling in sick continues to rise, meaning longer security lines. But some delayed travelers are mixing their frustration with gratitude.
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Jan 15, 2019
The chancellor at the University of North Carolina announced that the rest of the Silent Sam Confederate monument is coming down. She then announced her resignation as chancellor.
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Jan 15, 2019
A mini biosphere was sent up in China's Chang'e-4, which landed on the far side of the moon in early January. Photos show the small, green shoot of a cotton plant in a container aboard the spacecraft.
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Jan 15, 2019
A federal judge in New York has issued the first ruling out of multiple lawsuits over a question about U.S. citizenship status. The ruling is expected to be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Jan 15, 2019
The Confederate statue known as "Silent Sam" had stood on a main campus quad from 1913 until it was torn down by protesters in August 2018.
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Jan 15, 2019
The Confederate statue known as "Silent Sam" had stood on the main campus quad in Chapel Hill from 1913 until it was torn down by protesters in August 2018.
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Jan 15, 2019
Channing's big break came in 1949 when she was cast as Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. But she'll always be remembered for her role as a life-loving matchmaker and "meddler" in Hello, Dolly!
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Jan 15, 2019
For the second time in two decades, California's largest utility, PG&E, is declaring bankruptcy — this time in the face of potentially massive wildfire liabilities.
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Jan 15, 2019
GOP Rep. Steve King of Iowa was removed from two House panels as a punishment for his recent comments in a New York Times interview where he questioned whether "white supremacy" was an offensive term.
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Jan 15, 2019
Government meteorologists who work on hurricane modeling and forecast improvements have been furloughed as part of the shutdown. Also endangered: FEMA hurricane training exercises.
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Jan 15, 2019
Government meteorologists who work on hurricane modeling and forecast improvements have been furloughed as part of the shutdown. Also endangered: FEMA hurricane training exercises.
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Jan 15, 2019
Once again, several big-name automakers won't have reveals or even exhibits at the North American International Auto Show. Organizers of the 54-year-old auto show are struggling to revive it.
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Jan 15, 2019
The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston resulted in a lawsuit that used expert witnesses for the first time, and was the catalyst for new regulations governing architects and engineers.
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Jan 15, 2019
Should doctors warn patients of a policy threat that may not come to pass? That's the question pending, as the Trump administration weighs whether to deny green cards to immigrants on Medicaid.
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Jan 14, 2019
A former prosecutor of Maricopa County, Ariz., "will have unfettered access to every facet of [Hacienda Healthcare's] business — including all the records related to this matter," the company said.
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Jan 14, 2019
The backlog of more than 800,000 immigration cases awaiting hearings, which has grown almost 50 percent under the Trump administration, is forecast to grow even larger.
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Jan 14, 2019
As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, federal workers are struggling to make ends meet. But according to Jamiles Lartey, the shutdown is having a disproportionate effect on black workers.
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Jan 14, 2019
Federal regulations haven't kept up with technology, say drone operators and enthusiasts. Now the Department of Transportation is proposing to allow drones to fly over cities and at night.
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Jan 14, 2019
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the daughter of Charles Greenlee — one of four black men accused of raping a white woman in Florida in 1949 about his posthumous pardon last week.
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Jan 14, 2019
Jake Thomas Patterson allegedly told police he decided to abduct Jayme after spotting her board a school bus. Authorities say he controlled her with threats of "bad things."
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Jan 14, 2019
California's largest utility plans to file for bankruptcy, facing potential liabilities of $30 billion from 2018 wildfires. What will this mean for shareholders, victims and 5.5 million customers?
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Jan 14, 2019
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Todd Curtis, aviation safety and security analyst and founder of AirSafe.com, about the risks involved in air safety due to the partial government shutdown.
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Jan 14, 2019
More than two months after the Camp Fire, the small city of Chico, Calif. is struggling to handle an influx of an estimated 20,000 new people from neighboring Paradise.
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Jan 14, 2019
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, had appealed a 15-year prison sentence for drug smuggling. Some experts say China is retaliating for the arrest of a Chinese tech executive in Canada.
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Jan 14, 2019
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former White House interpreter Stephanie van Reigersberg about the possibility of Congress subpoenaing an interpreter or their notes.
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Jan 14, 2019
In the nation's capital, the partial government shutdown has left tens of thousands of federal workers shut out of their offices, and tourists shut out of museums.
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Jan 14, 2019
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Guardian reporter Jamiles Lartey about the shutdown's disproportionate effect on African-Americans, who make up more of the federal workforce than the workforce at large.
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Jan 14, 2019
President Trump addressed the Farm Bureau Federation on Monday, courting a constituency that was key to his 2016 election. He tried to reassure his audience that his trade policies will soon pay off.
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Jan 14, 2019
Some banks and credit unions are waiving late fees or offering low-interest loans. But the longer the shutdown continues, the harder it becomes for furloughed workers and contractors to stay afloat.
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Jan 14, 2019
The utility says it could be facing tens of billions in liability costs connected to the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires. PG&E also says its CEO is stepping down.
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Jan 14, 2019
In New Orleans, the lifelike representations have become a part of the city's tradition of social grieving and are a source of healing, especially in communities that have suffered from gun violence.
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Jan 14, 2019
While Border Patrol builds up its fences in San Diego to guard against a national security threat, Central American migrants waiting in Tijuana consider whether the journey was worth the effort.
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Jan 14, 2019
While Border Patrol agents build up fences in San Diego to guard against a national security threat, Central American migrants waiting in Tijuana consider whether the journey was worth the effort.
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Jan 14, 2019
People in Baron, Wis., are celebrating the return of Jayme Closs, who went missing three months ago after her parents were found shot to death in their home.
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Jan 14, 2019
Reports say the FBI was concerned about Trump's ties to Russia as early as 2016. Britain's prime minister speaks about Brexit. Public school teachers in Los Angeles are expected to strike Monday.
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Jan 14, 2019
Reports say the FBI was concerned about Trump's ties to Russia as early as 2016. Britain's prime minister speaks about Brexit. Public school teachers in Los Angeles are expected to strike Monday.
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Jan 14, 2019
The former attorney general, nominated to return to run the Justice Department, backed President George H.W. Bush's decision to pardon ex-Reagan officials caught up in an earlier imbroglio.
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Jan 14, 2019
Many child care centers in federal buildings affected by the partial government shutdown are also shuddered, leaving parents few options when it comes to their kids.
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Jan 14, 2019
Americans now have a 1 in 96 chance of dying from an opioid overdose, according to a new analysis from the National Safety Council.
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Jan 13, 2019
Teachers in LA, the second largest school district in the country, are expected to go on strike Monday morning. Union members there have been working without a contract for more than a year.
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Jan 13, 2019
Teachers in LA, the second largest school district in the country, began a strike Monday morning. Union members there have been working without a contract for more than a year.
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Jan 13, 2019
Police officers administered CPR after arriving at a home in Chico, California, where the drug overdose occurred. Four people are in critical condition.
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Jan 13, 2019
During the longest government shutdown in history, essential federal employees are still working without pay. We hear how one family has been affected.
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Jan 13, 2019
Historic agreements require the government to supply basic needs to tribes like food, health care, road maintenance and police services. Tribes on central Wyoming's Wind River Reservation are feeling the pinch of the shutdown.
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Jan 13, 2019
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with New York Rep. Eliot Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is pledging to hold hearings looking into accusations that President Trump hid details of his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin from the public and his own staff.
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Jan 13, 2019
Teachers in Los Angeles plan to go on strike Monday morning for the first time in 30 years. The union is asking for increased salaries, smaller class sizes and more nurses and librarians.
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Jan 13, 2019
Teachers in Los Angeles plan to go on strike Monday morning for the first time in 30 years. The union is asking for increased salaries, smaller class sizes and more nurses and librarians.
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Jan 13, 2019
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Andy Guess of Princeton University about a new study that finds that older Americans are more likely to share fake news than their younger counterparts.
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Jan 13, 2019
Lawyer Harry Litman worked under Attorney General William Barr in the early '90s. He tells NPR's Sarah McCammon why, despite some reservations, he thinks Barr's a good choice to lead the Justice Department again.
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Jan 13, 2019
Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to thousands of calls and warned of hours-long delays, as officials across the region urged residents to stay home amid downed trees and snow-covered roads.
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Jan 13, 2019
Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to thousands of calls and warned of hours-long delays, as officials across the region urged residents to stay home amid downed trees and snow-covered roads.
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Jan 13, 2019
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Keith Ivey, who served time in prison but was able to register to vote this past week. Florida had previously banned felons from voting.
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Jan 13, 2019
On Monday, more than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers could go on strike — the result of failed negotiations between the LA teachers' union and school district. Half a million students would be affected.
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Jan 13, 2019
Workers are now missing paychecks for the first time since the partial government shutdown began. That's causing many of them to do what once seemed unthinkable — apply for unemployment.
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Jan 13, 2019
Family and friends gathered in Austin, Texas, to say goodbye to Richard Overton. He was America's oldest known veteran who died at the age of 112. He fought in World War II and served in Pearl Harbor.
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Jan 13, 2019
Family and friends gathered in Austin, Texas, to say goodbye to Richard Overton. He was America's oldest known veteran who died at the age of 112. He fought in World War II and served in Pearl Harbor.
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Jan 13, 2019
President Trump has called what's happening on the U.S.-Mexico border a "crisis." But what is it like for the doctors, judges, mayors and border patrol agents who live and work there?
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Jan 13, 2019
Firefighters and forest managers are losing valuable time to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. It's one of the long-term impacts of the government shutdown as it continues to linger on.
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Jan 13, 2019
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Father Roy Snipes, whose chapel sits on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. The chapel may lose their land if President Trump's border wall plans move forward.
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Jan 13, 2019
The Capitol Area Food Bank says it distributed more than 30,000 pounds of fresh produce on Saturday to federal workers impacted by the ongoing partial government shutdown.
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Jan 13, 2019
Deaf people struggle with high unemployment. So they are creating their own "deaf ecosystems" and pushing employers to better accommodate them.
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Jan 12, 2019
Iraq war veteran Brian Kolfage had raised the money through GoFundMe. On Friday, he said donations would go towards a non-profit he created to build the wall, rather than the U.S. government.
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Jan 12, 2019
Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District are threatening to strike on Monday. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with sixth grade teacher Joel Laguna about his preparations for a potential strike.
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Jan 12, 2019
A robotic sex toy for women was pulled from the Consumer Electronics Show. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Wired's Emily Dreyfuss about the controversy.
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Jan 12, 2019
Friday evening, as the shutdown bordered on becoming the longest in U.S. history, hundreds of furloughed workers gathered in Montgomery County, Md., to share a meal.
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Jan 12, 2019
Friday evening, as the shutdown bordered on becoming the longest in U.S. history, hundreds of furloughed workers gathered in Montgomery County, Md., to share a meal.
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Jan 12, 2019
Many federal employees are working without pay during what's become longest-ever government shutdown. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Mike Gayzagian, a TSA worker and local American Federation of Government Employees president.
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Jan 12, 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is traveling through the Middle East as confusion mounts over U.S. policy in Syria.
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Jan 12, 2019
NPR's Scott Simon asks ProPublica reporter T. Christian Miller about past efforts to build walls along the Southern border and how private land could be seized in the process.
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