Ross Perot, Billionaire Businessman And Former Presidential Candidate, Dies At 89
“In business and in life, Ross was a man of integrity and action,” his family said in a statement. Perot, who had battled leukemia, died Tuesday at his home in Dallas.
Merck Wants To ‘Empower’ Infertile Women In Africa. Can Music Videos Help?
The songs tell women they are “more than a mother” — then promote the pharmaceutical company’s fertility treatment programs. But the music videos raise some concerns.
Cities and Immigrants Drove Census Controversy — 100 Years Ago
A century ago, debate over immigration and urban-rural power stalled congressional action on the results of the census. The tensions that mattered then still persist a century later.
ICE Used Driver’s Licenses To Spot Immigration Violators, Advocates Want Change
Immigrant advocates are outraged that ICE is using driver’s license photos without consent. But it’s not the first time U.S. authorities have pushed the envelope to enforce immigration laws.
FBI Records Could Have Solved A Civil Rights Cold Case. Now It’s Too Late
Alabama officials tell NPR that if the FBI had shared its case file, they would have investigated the James Reeb murder case while one of the assailants was still alive.
News Brief: Jeffrey Epstein, Hong Kong Bill, Obamacare Trial
Financier Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex trafficking of minors. Hong Kong’s leader says the controversial extradition bill is dead. And, the Affordable Care Act is on trial again.
Texas To Ask Federal Appeals Court To Pull The Plug On Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act goes on trial Tuesday in New Orleans. The appeals case — Texas versus United States — is yet another lawsuit that seeks to have President Obama’s signature law overturned.
Migrants Sent Back To Mexico Are In Dangerous Situations, Rep. Escobar Says
NPR’s Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar who represents El Paso, Texas, about the humanitarian impact the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program is having on migrants.
Milwaukee’s Racing Sausages Started A Trend At Major League Ballparks
Nearly two-thirds of Major League Baseball teams have had some form of mascot race. It all began with the Milwaukee Brewers’ Racing Sausages in the early 1990s.
El Paso, Texas, Is At The Forefront Of The Immigrtion Crisis
Following the implementation of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, migrants have been returned from El Paso to the neighboring Mexican city of Juarez, where the humanitarian situation is worsening.
Federal Agents Seize Cargo Ship Linked To Massive Cocaine Bust In Philadelphia
Prosecutors have not accused the shipping company of any wrongdoing, but at least three of the company’s ships have been subject to drug raids this year.
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