Capital Gazette Shooting Update
We have the latest on the attack on a Maryland newsroom that left five employees dead.
Reassessing Organized Labor’s Political Power After Supreme Court Ruling
A new Supreme Court ruling removes unions’ ability to collect fees to cover collective bargaining costs for workers who opt out of union membership. It’s a big setback for labor unions in the U.S.
Why Reuniting Migrant Families Is So Difficult
NPR’s David Greene talks with Linda Rivas, an immigration attorney in El Paso, Texas, about the difficulties of reuniting parents separated from their children.
Trump’s New IRS ‘Postcard’ Is Not So Simple And Not Really A Postcard
President Trump and Congressional Republicans promised taxpayers could file their returns on a postcard, but the new IRS effort isn’t quite that.
Capital Gazette Shooting Victims: The 5 Killed In Attack On Maryland Newspaper
A gunman entered the offices of The Capital newspaper in Annapolis Thursday and opened fire, killing four of the paper’s journalists and a sales assistant. We have profiles of the victims.
Israel Court Convicts Man For String Of Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers
The man, who is Jewish and holds both U.S. and Israeli citizenship, reportedly made about 2,000 hoax bomb threats.
Hundreds Arrested Protesting Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies
Protesters marched through Washington, D.C., on Thursday to fight for families separated at the southern border. It was one of several demonstrations around the country.
What Happens When Groups Of People Are Described As Animals
Describing groups of people as animals, using language like, “hunt them down” and “infestation” is an age old tactic to influence public opinion. And, it works. History shows when dehumanizing language is repeated, people start seeing their fellow huma…
Suspect In Maryland Newsroom Shooting In Police Custody
For the latest developments in the shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md., NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with WAMU member station reporter Patrick Madden.
‘Capital Gazette’ Staffer Reacts To Deadly Newsroom Shooting
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks to John Van de Kamp, an opinion writer at the Capital Gazette, about the paper’s role in the community and his colleagues after Thursday’s deadly shooting.
At Least 5 Dead, Others Injured After Shooting At Maryland Newspaper
A gunman opened fire Thursday in the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md., NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with member station reporter Joel McCord of WYPR about the latest.
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