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María de Jesús Caro Villa, 82, and Albano Villa, 83, are being cared for by their granddaughter, Nitzia Chama. The AARP says 1 in 4 family caregivers is a millennial. (Nitzia Chama for NPR)
NPR
Lifestyle

As parents and grandparents age, more and more millennials are family caregivers

According to a study by the AARP, there are some 40 million people in the United States considered to be family caregivers.

7 years ago

In this March 15, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks about border security in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Beyond veto: Trump seeks more workarounds to avoid Congress

President Donald Trump's first veto was more than a milestone. It signals a new era of ever perilous relations between the executive and legislative branches of government.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2019, file photo, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, applauds at a campaign house party in Manchester, N.H. While the Democratic primary field has shifted left, polls show registered Democratic voters just want someone who can beat Donald Trump. That’s led to a potential contradiction being worked over by primary voters. Is the best route to victory to build a liberal movement to win converts or choose a more moderate candidate who can appeal to swing voters? (Elise Amendola/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Left or center? Democrats mull best options to beat Trump

The early days of the Democratic contest are dominated by a debate over whether candidates such as Sanders are moving the party too far left.

7 years ago

Spectators dressed as leprechauns attend St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin on March 17, 2014. (Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images)
Community
Marketplace

Let’s do the numbers on St. Patrick’s Day

American consumers are expected to spend $5.6 billion on the holiday — approximately $40.1 per person — but lower than last year’s record-breaking spending.

7 years ago

Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni at the Federal Courthouse in Newark, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, file)
Courts & Law

Convicted ‘Bridgegate’ defendant joins Supreme Court appeal

Bill Baroni, a convicted appointee of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined Bridget Kelly's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

7 years ago

Harris Zafar, national spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, preaches a message of tolerance in response to anti-Muslim hate. (Courtesy of Harris Zafar/Philly Trib)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

American Muslims deal with being targets of hate

Harris Zafar, the national spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim communities, delivered a message of tolerance in response to the slaughter of fellow Muslims in two mosques.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about border security in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington. Trump issued the first veto of his presidency, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump vetoes Congressional effort to limit border wall funding

President Trump used his veto pen for the first time Friday, after Congress tried to reverse his national emergency declaration and rein in spending on a border wall.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. at a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Friday (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

‘There will be a woman on the ticket’: Booker vows to pick a female VP

As Cory Booker pledges to New Hampshire voters a woman will be on the presidential ticket, some urged him to take a step back and let female candidate take nomination.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (Jared Wickerham/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Toomey votes to block Trump emergency declaration, calls it a ‘very dangerous precedent’

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania was among 12 Republicans voted to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to fund expanding the wall.

7 years ago

President Trump said Thursday he would
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump vows veto after Congress blocks his order to build border wall

Shortly after the vote, President Trump tweeted, "VETO!" Neither chamber mustered the two-thirds support required to override a presidential veto.

7 years ago

This March 12, 2019, photo shows the Metropolitan Detention Center of Bernalillo County outside of Albuquerque, N.M. The has come under criticism after it was revealed late last month that its records department was allowing federal immigration authorities to access its inmate database. (Russell Contreras/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

U.S. immigration agents find ways around ‘sanctuary’ policies

Unofficial cooperation has granted immigration authorities access to databases and, in some cases, people are tipping them off when a person of interest is being released.

7 years ago

Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann during the Arthur Andersen trial in Houston in 2002. The legal veteran, whose latest post was with the special counsel's office, is stepping down. (Pat Sullivan/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Top Mueller prosecutor stepping down in latest clue Russia inquiry may be ending

Andrew Weissmann, the architect of the case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, will study and teach at NYU and work on a variety of public service projects.

7 years ago

Former Democratic Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke laughs as with Oprah Winfrey presses him to make the announcement that he is running for president during a live interview on a Times Square stage at
Politics & Policy

Democrat Beto O’Rourke announces 2020 White House bid

The former Texas congressman sent a text message to KTSM Wednesday afternoon confirming the news that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination.

7 years ago

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, pictured in 2016, was sentenced on Wednesday in a federal criminal case in Washington, D.C.
NPR
Courts & Law

Paul Manafort sentenced to 3.5 more years in prison; NYC indictment announced

Judge Amy Berman Jackson effectively added about 3 and a half more years in prison to the sentence Manafort received last week from a different judge in Virginia.

7 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Legislative Conference on March 12, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Is Joe Biden in tune with the times, or past his prime?

In Iowa, where the presidential primary season traditionally begins, a statewide poll has anointed Joe Biden as the Democratic front-runner, with 27 percent support.

7 years ago

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