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Barr announces plan to address crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced a national plan to increase the federal government's role in reducing the number of murdered or missing Native Americans.
6 years ago
‘It’s going to get worse’: how U.S. countertop workers started getting sick
Ublester Rodriguez could not have anticipated that his life would be profoundly changed by kitchen and bathroom countertops.
6 years ago
Former security official undercuts Trump impeachment defense
Fiona Hill’s comment followed a blistering back-and-forth during questioning from Republicans at the House hearing.
6 years ago
Comcast at the Supreme Court, with U.S. civil rights at stake
Media mogul Byron Allen says Comcast wouldn't carry his channels because he's black. How this Supreme Court case affect other civil rights cases in the future.
Air Date: November 19, 2019
Listen 14:39Impeachment public hearings week 2 — who is testifying and what happens next
The House impeachment inquiry begins its second week of public hearings with the Intelligence Committee scheduled to hear testimony from eight more witnesses over three days.
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Census counting of prisoners becomes partisan battleground
When the U.S. Census Bureau counts residents of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods next year, a significant portion of their population will be missing: prisoners.
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A young immigrant has mental illness, and that’s raising his risk of being deported
When José moved his family to the United States from Mexico nearly two decades ago, he had hopes of giving his children a better life.
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Illegal pot farms on public land create environmental hazard
Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing its impact.
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Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures
People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain but it won’t cut their risk of having a heart attack after the procedure is done.
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What we learned from the first week of impeachment hearings
The first week of Trump impeachment inquiry hearings is in the books.
6 years ago
As border apprehensions decline for 5th consecutive month, migrants change too
The number of people apprehended by U.S. authorities, either attempting to cross the border illegally or presenting themselves at a port of entry, has declined.
6 years ago
Betsy DeVos and the high-stakes standoff over student loan forgiveness
According to the most recent federal data, as of June 2019 more than 210,000 borrowers were waiting to have their claims processed under a 1995 rule known as borrower defense.
6 years ago
How vaping snuck up on regulators
When Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in 2009, it gave government regulators an important new weapon in its battle against Big Tobacco.
6 years ago
Roger Stone, political operative and Trump aide, guilty in false statements trial
Roger Stone, a veteran Republican political operative and longtime confidant of Donald Trump, was found guilty by a federal jury in Washington, D.C.
6 years ago
Americans struggle to ID true facts, AP-NORC/USAFacts poll finds
A new poll finds that regardless of political belief, many Americans say they have a hard time figuring out if information is true.
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