Why The Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation Is Using GoFundMe To Raise Money
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation is passing the GoFundMe hat as it tries to pay down debt it took on acquiring some of the 16th president’s personal artifacts. NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks to the foundation’s CEO Carla Knorowski.
‘I Wouldn’t Move Back’: Deported Irish Man Creates A Life In His New Home
Dylan O’Riordan, who was living in Boston illegally before being picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. His parents brought him to the U.S. when he was 12.
Sessions Rebukes Trump With Vow Justice Department Won’t Be Swayed By Politics
The attorney general fired back at criticism by the president on Thursday with a guarantee that so long as he runs the Department of Justice, its professionals will operate by the book.
Reality Winner Sentenced To 5 Years, 3 Months For Leaking Classified Info
Winner, a former NSA contractor, pleaded guilty in June. Prosecutors say her 63-month sentence will be the longest ever served by a federal defendant for leaking to the press.
Suspect In Decade-Old Serial Rapes Arrested, With Help Of Genealogy Database
A suspect in the “Ramsey Street Rapist” case in Fayetteville, N.C., was located after a search through a public genealogy database. It’s the same process used in the case of the Golden State Killer.
When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers
In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.
U.S. And China Impose Fresh Tariffs As Trade War Escalates
The U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion of Chinese goods overnight, and China matched them. The two have slapped tariffs on a total of $100 billion of each other’s goods in two months.
Legal Battles Began When Migrants Were Sent To Federal Prisons
Attorneys for asylum seekers in the U.S. say the government is illegally detaining them in a federal prison in Oregon. They’re among hundreds held across the country despite not committing crimes.
Wildfires In Canada Send Unwelcomed Smoke Into The U.S.
Some residents of Spokane, Wash., want to send the smoke back. They’ve asked every resident to put five fans on the roof — enough, they say, to blow the smoke back to Canada.
N.J. Mayor Thanks Himself For Handling Water Main Break
Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla posted on Facebook about the water main. A magazine reports that in the comments section, a nice compliment appeared but it came from the mayor’s own account.
Powerful Hurricane Lane Lumbers Toward Hawaii As Residents Prepare
The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph, is predicted to near the Hawaiian Islands Thursday and Friday, the National Weather Service said.
Recent Comments