Waffle House Waitress Gets A Scholarship After Helping Customer
Evoni Williams noticed an elderly customer needed help cutting up his ham. After a video of her cutting up his food went viral, Texas Southern University rewarded her with a $16,000 scholarship.
Months Before Fla. School Shooting, N.M. Deaths Got Little Notice
On Dec. 7, 2017, a gunman opened fire in a high school in rural New Mexico killing 2 students and himself. The act got little national attention which didn’t go unnoticed in the town of Aztec.
Attorney General Sessions Reshapes Who Qualifies For Asylum
The administration is taking steps to limit who gets asylum in the U.S. Immigration lawyers warn thousands of people who fled violence and persecution in their home countries could be turned away.
Brackets For Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Are Released
Virginia, Villanova, Kansas and Xavier are the tournament’s No. 1 seeds. The opening-round games begin on Tuesday with Final Four action set for March 31 and April 2.
At Least 2 Dead In New York City Helicopter Crash
A helicopter crashed in New York City’s East River on Sunday evening, killing at least two people, authorities say.
Sherman Alexie Postpones Memoir’s Paperback Release Amid Sexual Harassment Claims
After several women have accused Alexie of sexual harassment, his publisher says it’s shelving its plans to release You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me in paperback, at the author’s request.
Waffle House Waitress Helps Customer, Goes Viral, Gets Scholarship
The customer was on oxygen and had limited movement of his hands. Evoni Williams, 18, stepped in and a picture of the gesture took off.
Steve Bannon Takes Anti-Establishment Message Overseas: ‘Let Them Call You Racists’
During a stop on his European tour, Bannon told a conference of the far-right National Front party in France, “Let them call you xenophobes. Let them call you nativists. Wear it as a badge of honor.”
Many Women Come Close To Death In Childbirth
NPR and ProPublica have reported American mothers die in childbirth at a higher rate than mothers in all other developed countries. And for every woman who dies, 70 women reach the brink of death.
Owners Flip The Off Switch On The Burger-Flipping Robot
At CaliBurger in Pasadena, Calif., the plug has been temporarily pulled on Flippy, a robot that can grill as many as 2,000 burgers a day.
Museum Rescinds Human Rights Award From Aung San Suu Kyi
NPR’s Renee Montagne speaks with Cameron Hudson of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum about its decision to revoke a human rights award given to Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2012.
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