Growers say higher wage requirements for seasonal workers threatens business
Seasonal workers come to the U.S. each year through a visa program called H2A to help harvest everything from Christmas trees to cherries. Now, growers say higher wage requirements threatens business.
First group of Afrikaner refugees arrive in the U.S.
The first group of white South Africans have arrived in the U.S. after the Trump administration granted them refugee status. Meanwhile, the resettlement of other refugees remains on hold.
Episcopal Church will not help resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The Episcopal Church says it will not assist with the resettlement of South African migrants and will end it’s government partnership to support refugees. NPR hears from presiding bishop Sean Rowe.
Chiefs superfan ‘ChiefsAholic’ sentenced to 32 years in Oklahoma prison
A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank.
Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify people illegally in U.S.
The decision comes after the acting IRS commissioner resigned over a deal allowing ICE to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to the IRS for cross-verification.
Race to lead D.C. lawyers’ association grows heated amid attacks on law firms
More than 30,000 people have already voted in the election for the president of the D.C. Bar Association, more than triple the previous record set in 1990.
Hamas has released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, held in Gaza since 2023
Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier raised in New Jersey, is the last U.S. citizen captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, believed to still be alive. Four other Americans’ bodies are still held in Gaza.
As Trump aims to deport millions, one pathway to legal status got bigger
A Biden-era rule eases the path for workers to be sponsored for U.S. permanent residency, an attractive option for those in horse-racing looking for a competitive edge.
Here’s what U.S. Catholics are saying about the election of Pope Leo XIV
At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ties to multiple places across the country.
A Biden-era DHS ruling makes it easier for temporary workers to get green cards
A rule that took effect before President Trump’s inauguration makes it easier for workers on temporary visas to apply for green cards, which offer employers more certainty despite a hefty price tag.
Utah becomes first state to make it illegal to add fluoride to public drinking water
Utah is now the first state in the nation to ban adding fluoride to drinking water. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Utah dentist James Bekker about the impact on oral health.
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