Immigration Lawyer On Separated Children
Priya Konings is an attorney with KIND, Kids in Need of Defense, a New York based nonprofit that has been working to reunite migrant children and families in New York. She talks with Scott Simon.
Historian On Think Tank Resignation Over Former Trump Official’s Hiring
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with William Hitchcock, a historian who resigned from a University of Virginia think tank to protest its hiring of a former Trump administration official.
Constant Wildfires Leave California Firefighters Strained
California hasn’t had a month without a wildfire since 2012. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Mike Feyh of the Sacramento Fire Department about the strain on firefighters.
Hawaii Businesses Struggle With Uncertainty Of Volcano
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been violently spewing lava since early May. There is no way to know if or when the lava will stop and businesses are struggling with the uncertainty.
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Fully Restore DACA
It’s the third federal court to rule that the government had failed to justify its decision to end the program. The administration has 20 days to appeal, before immigrant protections are reinstated.
San Diego Researchers Measure The Highest Ocean Surface Temperature In A Century
The water, collected by scientists with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, measured 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit. “It really is weird,” a research scientist said. It all started with the blob.
Federal Judge Calls Government Plan To Reunify Migrant Families ‘Disappointing’
The Trump administration had argued that the ACLU should take responsibility for locating parents who were deported back to Central America without their children.
San Diego Federal Judge Holds Hearing Over Family Separation
A federal judge in San Diego held the latest hearing Friday to reunify families separated at the border. At issue are some 400 parents already deported.
Museum Dedicated To Comedy Opens In Lucille Ball’s Hometown
A national museum devoted to the history of comedy has opened in Jamestown, N.Y., the birthplace of Lucille Ball. Executive director Journey Gunderson and comic Lewis Black talk about the project.
Fight Against Low, Low Pay In Minor League Baseball Continues Despite New Obstacles
Minor league baseball players make very little money. Congress has locked in those low wages by exempting Major League Baseball from federal wage and overtime rules. Some players are fighting back.
U.S. Added More Jobs But Manufacturers Struggle To Fill Those Positions
The U.S. added 157,000 jobs in July, according to Friday’s report, including 37,000 in the manufacturing sector. NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Dana Jordan, president of Cascade Rescue in Sandpoint, I.D., about hiring at his business.
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