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Protest Calls Grow To Abolish U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement

Noel King talks to Sarah Saldana, former director of ICE, about demonstrators marching in cities throughout the country and on the border demanding the 15-year-old agency be abolished.

In Minnesota, Motorist Drives 1,000 Feet On Newly Poured Concrete

Transportation officials released an image of the tire tracks after a driver rolled across a portion of new concrete. Authorities say the motorist created about $100,000 in damage.

Bystanders To Fatal Overdoses Increasingly Becoming Criminal Defendants

Prosecutors in 20 states are using old laws to file homicide charges to hold family and friends accountable in opioid-related deaths. The penalty is steep and experts debate its effectiveness.

LeBron James To Leave Cleveland For The Los Angeles Lakers

The four-time NBA MVP will leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second time in his 15-year career to join the iconic L.A. franchise, his agency announced on Sunday.

The Call To Abolish ICE

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks to Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state about the movement to abolish ICE and the legislation she intends to introduce.

Canada Slaps Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S.

Canada is imposing retaliatory tariffs on nearly $13 billion of U.S. goods. It’s in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel.

Conflicting Ideas On Modern Feminism

Michel Martin talks about feminism with Mona Charen, author of Sex Matters: How Modern Feminism Lost Touch With Science, Love and Common Sense and Hanna Rosin, author of The End of Men: And The Rise of Women.

9 People Stabbed In Idaho; Suspect In Custody

The stabbing attack happened at an apartment complex where refugee families live, according to police, and four of the victims are being treated for life-threatening injuries.

Update On Migrant Women Detained In Texas

NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Bethany Carson, immigration researcher and organizer for the nonprofit group Grassroots Leadership, about immigrant women detained without their children.

Alaska Native Tannery Is Bringing Seal Back

Federal regulations largely put an end to the luxury trade in seal pelts decades ago, but a reopened tannery in Alaska has created a new market for sealskin garments made by Alaska Natives.

Republican Roundtable On Immigration

NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Republicans David Podurgiel, Becky Ravenkamp and Michael Sabat about the president’s immigration policies and who they think should be allowed into the country.

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