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The Ongoing Clash Between Trump And Big Cities

September 24, 2019 - 9:00am

President Trump's depiction of urban life in America is often grim, and the tension between the president and big city mayors is often filled with name-calling and lawsuits. For many mayors who end up in the president's crosshairs, it's a balancing act as they try to determine how to ward...

The Solar Spectacle That Is 'Chicagohenge'

September 24, 2019 - 7:07am

Westbound traffic on many Chicago streets came to a stop between 6:40 and 6:50 p.m. Central Time on Monday as drivers snapped pictures over dashboards, passengers with smartphones in hand leaned out of windows, and pedestrians set up tripods in the middle of some busy roadways — all so they...

Trump Administration To End 'Catch And Release' Immigration Policy, Says DHS Chief

September 24, 2019 - 6:04am

The Trump administration will no longer allow migrant families apprehended at the border to enter the U.S. under the immigration policy commonly known as "catch and release." The policy change was announced Monday by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan in remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations in...

Tropical Depression Karen Rolling Toward Puerto Rico And U.S. Virgin Islands

September 23, 2019 - 11:22pm

Tropical storm advisories have been issued as meteorologists are watching three storms in the Atlantic basin. The one most likely to hit land soon is Karen, which was degraded to a tropical depression as it slowly rolls toward Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...

Met Opera Chief: 20 Women's Accusations Against Plácido Domingo 'Not Corroborated'

September 23, 2019 - 11:04pm

Updated Tuesday 9:27 a.m. ET On Saturday afternoon, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, Peter Gelb, held a meeting with the Met's chorus and orchestra. The purpose was to discuss why he has not suspended or investigated star opera singer Plácido Domingo , who has been accused of sexual...

U.S. Soldier Charged With Teaching Bomb-Making To Far-Right Extremists

September 23, 2019 - 10:46pm

A 24-year-old soldier in Kansas who allegedly planned to fight with a violent far-right group in Ukraine was charged Monday with distributing bomb-making information over social media, according to the Justice Department . The FBI says Army Spc. Jarrett William Smith, stationed at Fort Riley, came under investigation in March,...

Mexico's President Skips U.N. General Assembly And All Other Foreign Travel

September 23, 2019 - 10:34pm

As leaders from around the world spent Monday at the United Nations Climate Action Summit pledging to ban coal and cut carbon emissions, Mexico's president was at his weekday news conference showing off a new app that tells consumers where the cheapest gas in the country can be found. And...

Send Us Your Most Awkward Holiday Workplace Questions

September 23, 2019 - 9:28pm

The holidays at work can mean awkward encounters, boozy parties, end-of-year bonus disasters and a whole lot of sugary baked goods. NPR's Life Kit is thrilled to be talking about your end-of-year workplace conundrums with the one and only Alison Green of Ask a Manager , a workplace advice website...

At U.N., Trump Administration Professes 'No International Right To An Abortion'

September 23, 2019 - 8:32pm

The Trump administration is calling on U.N. member nations to oppose efforts to promote access to abortion internationally, a move immediately criticized by reproductive rights groups seeking greater access to the services globally. At a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday, U.S. Health and...

In Tiny Doses, An Addiction Medication Moonlights As A Treatment For Chronic Pain

September 23, 2019 - 8:02pm

Lori Pinkley, a 50-year-old from Kansas City, Mo., has struggled with puzzling chronic pain since she was 15. She's had endless disappointing visits with doctors. Some said they couldn't help her. Others diagnosed her with everything from fibromyalgia to lipedema to the rare Ehlers-Danlos syndrome . Pinkley has taken opioids...

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The Ongoing Clash Between Trump And Big Cities

The Solar Spectacle That Is 'Chicagohenge'

Trump Administration To End 'Catch And Release' Immigration Policy, Says DHS Chief

Tropical Depression Karen Rolling Toward Puerto Rico And U.S. Virgin Islands

Met Opera Chief: 20 Women's Accusations Against Plácido Domingo 'Not Corroborated'

U.S. Soldier Charged With Teaching Bomb-Making To Far-Right Extremists

Mexico's President Skips U.N. General Assembly And All Other Foreign Travel

Send Us Your Most Awkward Holiday Workplace Questions

At U.N., Trump Administration Professes 'No International Right To An Abortion'

In Tiny Doses, An Addiction Medication Moonlights As A Treatment For Chronic Pain

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