A Look At The Violence Driving Central American Families To Seek Asylum In The U.S.
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Sofía Martínez, an analyst for the International Crisis Group, about the violence driving Central American families to seek asylum in the U.S.
WWII Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor Posthumously
President Trump will present the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin M. Conner on Tuesday. Connor was a World War II soldier who ran ahead of his unit to call in artillery on German forces to stop their advance.
How Data Analysis Is Driving Policing
Police are getting better tools for mining data. They’re supposed to make law enforcement more surgical, but some say it’s a high-tech justification for targeting certain places and people.
Federal Officials Try To Address Criticism Over Where Children Are Being Detained
Federal officials are trying to quell outrage over migrant families and their advocates describing bureaucratic obstacles and frantic searches for children who were separated from their parents and sent to youth shelters around the country.
President Trump Threatens To Deport People Without Due Process
President Trump is keeping up his hardline rhetoric on immigration. He threatened to deport those crossing the border illegally without due process — sending mixed signals to Congress on the issue.
Supreme Court Sides With American Express In Antitrust Case
In a decision on Monday, the Supreme Court sided with American Express on their policies that stop retailers from steering customers to other credit cards that charge lower swipe fees.
Ooh Zsa Zsa: Rescued Bulldog Wins Ugliest Dog Contest
Maybe it was the lolling tongue or the upward-thrusting chin or the drool. Whatever her secret, Zsa Zsa the English bulldog worked her magic and took home the title.
Supreme Court Says Texas Political Map Is Largely Not A Racial Gerrymander
The court said just one district is unconstitutional — House District 90. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing dissent that was five pages longer than the majority opinion.
Pentagon Will Build 2 More Temporary Camps To House Migrants, Mattis Says
The news comes one week after President Trump said, “The United States will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility.”
Pregnant Women: Avoid Soft Cheeses, But Do Get These Shots
Doctors want to remind moms to get certain vaccines while pregnant. Whooping cough in particular can be deadly for newborns, but only about 50 percent of pregnant women get the vaccine.
Migrants, Who Entered U.S. Illegally, Try To Track Down Separated Children
The federal government says it has reunited more than 500 separated migrant families, and says there are plans to connect divided families. But parents on the border tell a different story.
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