Home » Archives by category » National News (Page 1987)

A Look At The #MeToo Movement In The Shambhala Buddhist Community

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Andrea Winn, who started investigating sexual abuse allegations within the Shambhala branch of Buddhism. Recently, that group’s religious figurehead stepped down.

Fact Check: Did The Obama Administration Respond To Election Interference By Russia?

President Trump claims President Obama failed to respond to Russian interference in the 2016 election. A fact-check of those claims paints a more complicated picture.

6-Year-Old Girl Heard Crying On ProPublica Tape Has Been Reunited With Her Mother

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with ProPublica’s Ginger Thompson, about the reunification of Cindy Madrid and her 6-year-old daughter, Jimena, who were separated at the border.

MoviePass CEO Discusses Future Of Company And Business Model

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe about the future of the MoviePass subscription service, which is on the brink of bankruptcy.

Protests Break Out In Chicago Following Deadly Police Shooting

On the city’s South Side, residents and activists converged to protest the deadly shooting of a man Saturday evening.

Hate Crimes Against Latinos Increase In California

In California alone, hate crimes against Latinos have increased by more than 50 percent since 2016. The administration’s immigration crackdown and the president’s rhetoric may help explain the spike.

Russia And State Voting Systems

Steve Sandvoss, executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, joins NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro to talk about the likely compromise of the state’s voter registration systems.

NPR/Ipsos Poll Shows Polarization On Immigration Issues

Who should get to be an American? That’s one of the questions NPR and research firm Ipsos asked in a new poll.

The Call-In: Underemployment

NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Scott Dobroski, employment trends analyst at Glassdoor, and Dawn Fay, of recruiting agency Robert Half, about underemployment.

Gerrymandering As A Campaign Issue

After the Supreme Court declined to make a decision about whether partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, the issue is becoming a campaign issue for Democrats around the country.

A Honduran Family, Reunited

Families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border are beginning to be reunited. In Seattle, a Honduran mother got to see her son for the first time in nearly two months.

Recent Comments