Waves Of Afghan Refugees Are Arriving In The U.S. Here’s Some Help They Can Expect
The sudden influx means resettlement agencies are rushing to secure a range of services for evacuees as they begin a new chapter of their lives.
Elizabeth Holmes Plans To Accuse Ex-Boyfriend Of Abuse At Theranos Fraud Trial
Newly released documents reveal how the founder of the biomedical startup intends to defend herself at a federal fraud trial starting next week.
A Family Remembers The 1st U.S. Soldier Killed In The War In Afghanistan
As the U.S. pulls its troops out of Afghanistan, family members of Nathan Chapman remember the decorated veteran, who was killed in action at age 31 on Jan. 4, 2002.
Indian Boarding Schools’ Traumatic Legacy, And The Fight To Get Native Ancestors Back
After discoveries of more than 1,300 bodies at Canada’s residential schools, the U.S. is now facing a crucial moment of reckoning with its own history of Native American boarding schools.
The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests
Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.
Man Who Called The World To His Wife’s Funeral After The El Paso Shootings Has Died
Basco announced after the attack in 2019 that he was alone with almost no family left and invited the world to join him in remembering his companion of 22 years. Thousands of people turned out.
The Man Convicted Of Killing Sen. Robert Kennedy Has Been Granted Parole
A board in California has recommended parole for Sirhan Sirhan, who was convicted of killing Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at a Los Angeles hotel in 1968. The governor will decide whether he is freed.
Sirhan Sirhan Has Served 53 Years For Killing Robert F. Kennedy. Soon He May Be Free
Sirhan’s sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole in 1972. On Friday, the California Board of Parole recommended parole.
Democrats Might Be More Open To Voter ID Laws, Which They’ve Long Opposed
As Democrats try to pass voting rights legislation through Congress, some members of the party have expressed an openness to one GOP-backed policy they have long opposed: voter ID requirements.
Those Against The COVID Vaccine Lost A Key Argument With The Pfizer Shot’s Approval
Now that the federal government has approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, will that be enough to sway those who have resisted getting the shot?
Senior Policy Fellow Argues Terror Attack Should Not Lead To More War
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Stephen Wertheim of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who says that Biden’s vow to hold attackers accountable shouldn’t send the U.S. into a war on terror.
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