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National

A sign directs Lyft and Uber riders to a designated pickup location at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
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Courts & Law

Companies that rely on census data worry citizenship question will hurt them

Businesses like Lyft and Univision say it could harm the national headcount and their bottom line.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump talks with Attorney General William Barr during the 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

In Barr, Trump has found his champion and advocate

As a nominee, Barr cast himself as above the political fray. But as attorney general, he's turned out much as Democrats feared.

6 years ago

President Trump listens to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue during a signing ceremony. The USDA wants to move two vital research agencies out of Washington D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Critics say USDA plan to move federal agencies could hurt research vital for farmers

A couple of federal agencies you probably haven't heard of keep track of what farmers grow, what Americans eat and how the country's entire food system operates.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden during his presidential kickoff campaign rally at Eakins Oval in Philadelphia, Pa. An estimated 6,000 people were in attendance. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Unity is what’s needed to defeat Trump, Biden says

At an Eakins Oval rally to officially kick off his presidential campaign, the former vice president said the country desperately needs to come together.

6 years ago

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In this April 5, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Federal appeals court rules against Trump on ending DACA

A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program.

6 years ago

Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, flanked by Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., (left), and Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., speaks to advocates for LGBTQ rights as they rally before a vote in the House on the 'Equality Act of 2019,' sweeping anti-discrimination legislation that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2019. Cicilline is the chief sponsor of the bill to protect LGBTQ rights. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights

Called the Equality Act, the bill is a top priority of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said it will bring the nation "closer to equal liberty and justice for all."

6 years ago

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, testifies as the House Energy and Commerce Committee holds an oversight hearing of the FCC, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2019.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Help coming on blocking scammers for robocall-plagued U.S.

New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S.

6 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar, (D-Minn.), is the first Muslim women in Congress. She has been the target of criticism and censure for statements regarded as anti-Semitic. Many other prominent black Muslim leaders say her experience is familiar. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
Community

American Muslims in public life say they face outsized scrutiny

At a rally on Capitol Hill organized by black women leaders in support of Ilhan Omar, the embattled Democratic congresswoman addressed the crowd.

6 years ago

The Alabama Senate has passed an abortion ban that would be one of the most restrictive in the United States. The bill would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy unless a woman's life is threatened or in case of lethal fetal anomaly. (Dave Martin/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Alabama lawmakers pass bill banning nearly all abortions

The bill would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy, unless a woman's life is threatened or in case of a lethal fetal anomaly.

6 years ago

Tim Conway says he was destined to do comedy. When people inquired about what he might have done other than showbiz, he'd say:
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Tim Conway, who relished the role of comedic co-star, dies at 85

The comic actor, who appeared on shows ranging from The Carol Burnett Show to SpongeBob SquarePants, died Tuesday morning, May 14.

6 years ago

Signs advertising free measles vaccines and providing information about measles are displayed at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. The county in New York City's northern suburbs has had more than 200 measles cases since last fall. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
NPR
Health

How public health outreach ended a 1990s measles outbreak and what’s different now

From 1989 to 1991, more than 55,000 people got measles. Federal funding and parents embracing vaccines halted the outbreak.

6 years ago

A homemade sign hangs on the fence surrounded Paradise Elementary School. The school was destroyed by the fire and the rubble is now being bulldozed and cleaned up.
(Michelle Wiley/KQED)
NPR
Community

6 months after Paradise burned, trauma endures for kids and adults

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.

6 years ago

Janie Dumbleton was among the passengers of Amtrak 188 on May 12, 2015, when it derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight. She's shown here at High Street on Hudson, a restaurant in New York owned by another survivor of the crash, Eli Kulp. (Courtesy of Janie Dumbleton)
NPR
Community

How a shirt from Target helped a survivor of deadly Amtrak crash heal

On May 12, 2015, Amtrak Train 188 rounded a corner at 106 miles per hour — more than double the posted speed limit — and derailed in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Shown is the Robert Indiana sculpture
Arts & Entertainment

Robert Indiana’s estate wants to stop ‘LOVE,’ ‘HOPE’ reproductions

The estate of the artist behind the famous "LOVE" and "HOPE" images is attempting to stop reproduction of his works.

6 years ago

Maria Butina with mentor Alexander Torshin, then a member of Russia's upper house of parliament, in Moscow in 2012. The two sought political influence in the United States. (Pavel Ptitsin/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Exclusive: Documents detail meetings of Russians with Treasury, Federal Reserve

Newly obtained documents describe what happened when two now-infamous Russians — took their outreach campaign into the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve in 2015.

6 years ago

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