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Community

Unclear if ICE raids will impact Pa., but advocates say they breed fear regardless

Undocumented immigrants and organizations that assist them are bracing for potential raids this weekend by the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

7 years ago

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta testifies during a House Appropriations Committee hearing on April 3. (Al Drago/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Alexander Acosta steps down as Labor Secretary amid Epstein controversy

During his time as head of the Labor Department, he has cut regulations and pushed for the expansion of apprenticeship programs.

7 years ago

In this Oct. 9, 2018, file photo, a cyclist rides past an area flooded during a King Tide, an especially high tide, in Miami. Federal scientists, according to a report released Wednesday, July 10, 2019,  predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year due to rising sea levels and an abnormal El Nino weather system. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo, FIle)
Science

‘A floodier future’: Scientists say records will be broken

Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year.

7 years ago

In this June 21, 2018, file photo, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump and governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Congressional Democrats are trying to increase pressure on Acosta over his handling of a secret plea deal with a wealthy financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. A group of House Democrats is asking the Justice Department to reopen the deal with Jeffrey Epstein. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo, file)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Trump appointee forged a sweetheart deal for a rich pervert. Are we surprised?

Does this surprise you? Donald Trump, an old partying pal of confessed pervert Jeffrey ("terrific guy") Epstein, said yesterday that he "feels badly" for Alex Acosta.

7 years ago

Demonstrators pass by the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington D.C. Saturday afternoon during the March for Our Lives. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Courts & Law

U.S. appeals court sides with Trump in lawsuit involving hotel

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the ruling of a federal judge in Maryland who said the lawsuit could move forward.

7 years ago

Community

U.S. women’s team boldly embraces off-the-field activist role

Setting itself apart from other great American sports teams, the U.S. women's soccer team is embracing a front-line role in social justice causes.

7 years ago

(J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Congress has ambitious agenda tackling health care costs

Lawmakers are trying to set aside their irreconcilable differences over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act and work to reach an agreement on more immediate health care issues.

7 years ago

A firefighter walks through the remains of a building after an explosion on Saturday, July 6, 2019, in Plantation, Fla. Several people were injured after a vacant pizza restaurant exploded in the South Florida shopping plaza Saturday, according to police.  The restaurant was destroyed, and nearby businesses were damaged. (Brynn Anderson/AP Photo)
Community

Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 20, 2 seriously

Twenty people were injured after a vacant pizza restaurant exploded in a South Florida shopping plaza Saturday, according to police.

7 years ago

Food that fell from the shelves at a Walmart following an earthquake in Yucca Yalley, Calif., on Friday. (Chad Mayes via/AP Photo)
NPR
Science

Southern California hit with another big earthquake

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the magnitude was 7.1. It's the biggest earthquake in Southern California in 20 years and follows a 6.4 magnitude earthquake Thursday.

7 years ago

In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court as the justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving an attempt by the Trump administration to ask everyone about their citizenship status in the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Justice Department said Tuesday that the 2020 Census is moving ahead without a question about citizenship. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

U.S. to pursue citizenship question on census but path unclear

The government has already begun the process of printing the census questionnaire without that question.

7 years ago

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden greets supporters before walking in the Independence Fourth of July parade, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Independence, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Biden says having a female vice president would be ‘great’

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden says it would be "great" to have a female vice president, but he won't say whether he'd pick Sen. Kamala Harris.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker speaks during an event at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post, Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Booker answers questions about fundraiser with Essex County executive

Demonstrators outside an event called Booker a hypocrite for accepting contributions from the leader of a county which runs an immigrant detention center.

7 years ago

The Medal of Honor. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Community

Push to posthumously give black soldier D-Day Medal of Honor

A new push is underway to posthumously award an African American soldier the Medal of Honor for his bravery on D-Day.

7 years ago

An Army soldier hops out of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle after moving it into place by the Lincoln Memorial, Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Washington, ahead of planned Fourth of July festivities with President Donald Trump. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PBS News Hour

Trump speaks at ‘Salute to America’ for 4th of July

Some have raised concern about the cost for taxpayers, as well as that the event could politicize a nonpartisan day meant to be about American unity.

7 years ago

A naturalization ceremony of new U.S. citizens at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia. The U.S. citizenship oath today is 140 words. It wasn't until 1929 that the oath's text was standardized, and the oath was amended in 1952 to emphasize service to country as the U.S. faced a growing threat from the Soviet Union. (Shuran Huang/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

How the U.S. citizenship oath came to be what it is today

If you are born in the U.S., citizenship is a birthright. But if you immigrate to this country, the work of the citizenship process culminates in the reciting of an oath.

7 years ago

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