Looking Back At The Timeline Of President Trump’s Travel Ban
The Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration’s travel ban — a policy the president first pledged to enact during the campaign and one that led to more than a year and a half of legal battles and controversy.
Attorneys Face Challenges While Working With Migrant Children Separated From Parents
Pamela Florian works with “tender age” children in government shelters who’ve been separated from their parents at the border. She’s an attorney with the nonprofit Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in Arizona and talks to NPR’s Mary Louise …
I Found My Birth Mother. It Didn’t Rock My Life — And That’s OK
A common mantra in the international adoption community in the U.S. is that everyone has their own adoption story. I assume everyone has a unique reunion with their biological parent, too.
Tell Us: Are You Having Trouble Finding A Home To Buy?
Fewer homes are being built per household now than at virtually any other time in history, and people who want to buy a home are being shut out of the market.
DOJ Watchdog Finds Women Underrepresented In Top Federal Law Enforcement Posts
A new report also found that many women within the FBI, DEA, ATF and U.S. Marshal’s Service say they feel they’ve been subjected to discrimination.
‘Cadillac Frank,’ ‘Ice Pick Willie,’ And The Nicknames Of American Mobsters
Over the years, mobsters have drawn attention for their bizarre and at times, silly, nicknames.
‘Squeezed’ Explores Why America Is Getting Too Expensive For The Middle Class
Author Alissa Quart writes that the costs of housing, child care, health care and college are outpacing salaries and threatening the livelihoods of middle class Americans.
Atul Gawande’s Aim For Health Care: ‘Make It Simpler To Do The Right Thing’
The doctor and health care critic hopes to design a better system for more than 1 million workers at Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. Data-driven solutions can improve outcomes, he says.
Orlando Police End Test Of Amazon’s Real-Time Facial ‘Rekognition’ System
Orlando’s deal to open part of its camera systems to Amazon was reported by NPR in May, after one of the company’s executives said the city was a Rekognition customer.
Brendan Dassey Of ‘Making A Murderer’ Won’t Have Case Heard By Supreme Court
Dassey was convicted on the basis of a confession he gave as a teen, which his lawyers and supporters say was coerced. He won some rounds, but lost an appeal; the Supreme Court won’t be weighing in.
Smithsonian Reveals Winning Design For New Native American Veterans Memorial
Harvey Pratt’s Warriors’ Circle of Honor will incorporate a large, upright stainless steel circle above a stone drum and a walkway with intricate carvings of the five military seals.
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