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Employees work inside an Amazon fulfillment center
Community

‘Lighting a fuse’: Amazon vote may spark more union pushes

The two sides are fully aware that it's not just the Bessemer warehouse on the line. Organizers hope what happens there will inspire workers nationwide to consider unionizing.

6 years ago

Malaysia Hammond places flowers at a memorial mural for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Sunday. Police brutality has sparked days of civil unrest. But the sparks have landed in a tinderbox built over decades of economic inequality, now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Courts & Law

Witnesses: Onlooker anger increased as Floyd stopped moving

Donald Williams returned to the stand Tuesday, a day after he described seeing Floyd struggle for air and his eyes rolling back into his head as he slowly faded away.

6 years ago

ochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill
NPR
Health

CDC director fears ‘impending doom’ if U.S. opens too quickly

The cause of her concern? A rising number of coronavirus cases in the United States. The most recent seven-day average is just below 60,000 cases per day.

6 years ago

A nurse administers a shot at a COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Martinsville speedway
NPR
Health

U.S. is in a race between vaccines and variants, says public health expert

Despite the progress in vaccinating Americans, there's concern about the threat posed by COVID-19 variants. The White House is urging not to "let down our guard."

6 years ago

George Floyd family attorney Ben Crump, with fist raised, addresses media along with other attorneys and members of George Floyd’s family outside the Hennepin County Government Center
Courts & Law

Derek Chauvin trial in George Floyd killing gets underway

The trial is expected to last about four weeks at the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, which has been fortified with concrete barriers, fencing, and barbed and razor wire.

6 years ago

The Mulema family fled the Central African Republic, spent years in a refugee camp, and were eventually resettled in Newark, Del., by Jewish Family Services. (Tom Gjelten/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. refugee program ‘on life support,’ facing big challenges

Resettling a single refugee family requires a huge effort, and after four years of neglect under the Trump administration, rebuilding the system will be difficult.

6 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Biden leaves door open for Senate change to pass agenda

Biden at first backed a modification — but not elimination — of the filibuster. But he then suggested, at least on certain issues, he would go further.

6 years ago

In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

US Senate confirms Rachel Levine, first openly transgender federal official, to key post

Dr. Rachel Levine had been serving as Pennsylvania’s top health official since 2017, and emerged as the public face of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks with Vice President Kamala Harris about the southern border during a meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Courts & Law

Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

In delegating the matter to Harris, Biden is seeking to replicate a dynamic that played out when he served as President Barack Obama's vice president.

6 years ago

Smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as rioters are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol
NPR
Courts & Law

New evidence points to coordination among extremist groups ahead of Capitol riot

Court papers filed by the Justice Department claim that a member of the Oath Keepers coordinated with the Proud Boys and a far-right self-styled militia to form an "alliance."

6 years ago

An illustration of students sitting on opposite sides of a laptop, looking at their phones.
NPR
Education

New data highlights disparities in students learning in person

The first federal survey on school reopening shows racial and geographic differences in participation in full-time, in-person learning.

6 years ago

People travel through an airport with luggage
NPR
Health

The future of the pandemic in the US: Experts look ahead

Many public health experts are now increasingly optimistic about how the pandemic is playing out in the U.S.. Here's what they say we can expect for the rest of 2021.

6 years ago

Residents of the District of Columbia rally for statehood near the U.S. Capitol
NPR
Politics & Policy

With stronger Democratic support, D.C. statehood fight returns to Capitol Hill

The measure is expected to pass the House but faces long odds in the Senate, leading some advocates to call for the end of the legislative filibuster.

6 years ago

Officials stand in front of a massage parlor after a shooting
Politics & Policy

Pa. among states seeking gun waiting periods after shootings

Lawmakers and advocates say if the suspect in the deadly Atlanta-area shootings had been forced to wait before getting a gun, he might not have acted on his impulse.

6 years ago

A person lights candles during a peace vigil to honor victims of attacks on Asian Americans
NPR
Community

‘We will not go back’: Vigils honoring Atlanta victims draw mourners across US

From Salt Lake City to New York to Atlanta, thousands gathered to remember the victims of Tuesday's shootings and to cry out against anti-Asian racism.

6 years ago

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