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Trump attacks Somali immigrants ahead of expected Minnesota immigration enforcement
Roughly 80,000 people of Somali descent now live in Minnesota. The vast majority of them are American citizens.
This week, President Trump attacked So…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The White House keeps firing immigration judges. He is one of them
President Trump is purging the immigration court system. About 140 immigration judges have been fired by the administration or resigned. Meanwhile, t…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Did the U.S. commit a war crime in the Caribbean?
More than 80 people have now been killed by U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats.
There are growing questions about an order to kill two of those peop…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Is MAHA influencing health policy?
At the recent Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, summit - which was attended by the U.S. Secretary of Health and the Vice President - the agenda sh…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
What can a 90s kids’ movie tell us about the redistricting battle?
When the Missouri legislature began to redraw maps mid-decade, it reminded a reporter of a very specific movie scene.
The film was Air Bud, and altho…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
How parking explains everything
No matter how you measure it, there is a lot of parking in the U.S. According to some estimates there are as many as six parking spaces for every car…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
What's motivating volunteers across the country, especially this Thanksgiving
From building homes to ushering theater-goers to re-enacting medieval history for middle-schoolers – yes, you read that right – acts of volunteerism …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
AI is transforming crime, too
By the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. was on track to set a new yearly record in the number of reported data breaches.
That’s according to data compiled b…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Sen. Kelly says Trump doesn't “understand the Constitution”
Facing the threat of a potential military court martial and possible questions from the FBI, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona spoke to NPR's Sco…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Navigating vaccine misinformation with a pediatrician
The CDC recently rewrote its vaccine guidance to suggest shots might cause autism, renewing false claims about vaccines and causing anxiety among par…
3 months ago