‘We Were Expecting That She Will Return Alive’: Family Mourns Slain Pakistani Student
Sabika Sheikh’s family was aware of U.S. school shootings, but didn’t think it would happen to their daughter. “We were confident that Sabika will be very much safe there,” her great-uncle tells NPR.
Foreign Investors Shrug Off Miami’s Rising Sea Levels
Sea-level rise is so acute in South Florida that local governments are eyeing hundreds of millions in spending to mitigate floodwaters. But wealthy foreign investors don’t seem fazed.
Deputy AG Rosenstein Says DOJ Will Look Into Surveillance Of Trump Campaign
The President has asked the Justice Department to look into whether it improperly surveilled his campaign after published reports that a U.S. intelligence source had contact with people in the Trump campaign during the summer of 2016. Deputy Attorney G…
Luci Baines Johnson Receives Honorary Nursing Degree From Georgetown University
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon Johnson, about receiving an honorary nursing degree from Georgetown University more than half a century after she left school because the nursing school had a policy against m…
Santa Fe Community Mourns Those Killed In Texas School Shooting
Across Texas people stopped for a moment of silence Monday to honor those killed and injured in Friday’s school shooting in Santa Fe. While there are many questions about that day, many are asking, why?
Family Of Pakistani Exchange Student Killed In Shooting Says She Wanted To Be A Diplomat
One of the victims of the school shooting last Friday was a Pakistani exchange student. She came from a country where militants have attacked schools and killed students. And so her killing in the U.S. shocked many people in Pakistan.
Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Has 12 Demands For A New Deal To Counter Iran
Now that the U.S. is out of the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is laying out his next steps. He wants European countries to work with him to pressure Iran on its other bad behavior, but the Europeans are fuming about Trump’s decision…
How Schools Across The Country Are Working To Detect Threats Made On Social Media
Some schools are working with outside technology companies to scan social media for threats against them and their students, in hopes of preventing mass shootings and student suicide.
Richard Goodwin, Crafter Of Johnson’s Famous ‘We Shall Overcome’ Speech, Dies
Speechwriter Richard Goodwin, a driving force in American politics during the upheavals of the 1960s and the husband of Doris Kearns Goodwin, has died at age 86.
Justice, FBI, Intelligence Bosses Meet At White House Amid Snooping Standoff
Top leaders from the Justice Department, FBI and the intelligence community headed for the White House amid a new dust-up about the FBI’s use of confidential informants.
Trump Hints At Plan To Create ‘Space Force’ As Sixth Military Branch
While the Pentagon opposes the measure, the military has conducted operations in space for 50 years.
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