Richard Gonzales : NPR

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

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan listens to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday in Washington, D.C. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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

September 24, 2019 • The move is the latest by the Trump administration to curb the flow of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border.

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

September 23, 2019 • The governor of Puerto Rico had closed schools and public buildings as a precaution against another devastating storm.

U.S., El Salvador Sign New Asylum Deal To Stem Tide Of Migrants

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan, right, with Alexandra Hill Tinoco, left, minister of Foreign Affairs for El Salvador, after signing an asylum agreement in Washington, D.C. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

National

U.S., El Salvador Sign New Asylum Deal To Stem Tide Of Migrants

September 20, 2019 • The agreement furthers the administration's goal of requiring migrants to seek asylum in so-called "third countries" through which they traveled en route to the U.S.

Trump Sending Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

Workers fix damage at Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia on Friday after it was hit during a Sept. 14 attack. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Amr Nabil/AP

National Security

Trump Sending Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

September 20, 2019 • The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision about whether to take military action against Iran.

Trudeau Apologizes But Sidesteps Questions On Number Of Blackface Incidents

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the media Thursday in Winnipeg, Canada, regarding photos in which he is seen wearing dark makeup. John Woods/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

John Woods/Getty Images

World

Trudeau Apologizes But Sidesteps Questions On Number Of Blackface Incidents

September 19, 2019 • "Darkening your face ... is always unacceptable because of the racist history of black face," Trudeau said, even as another image surfaced apparently showing him wearing dark makeup.

Canadian PM Trudeau Apologizes For Brownface Costume At 2001 Party

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaigns for the upcoming election in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on Wednesday. John Morris/Reuters hide caption

toggle caption

John Morris/Reuters

World

Canadian PM Trudeau Apologizes For Brownface Costume At 2001 Party

September 18, 2019 • The revelation of the photo comes as Trudeau is launching his reelection bid. "I'm pissed off at myself, I'm disappointed in myself," the prime minister said.

California Governor Signs Law Protecting Gig Economy Workers

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, speaks at an August 28 rally in Sacramento, Calif., calling for passage of AB5 to limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Rich Pedroncelli/AP

Business

California Governor Signs Law Protecting Gig Economy Workers

September 18, 2019 • The measure that reclassifies many independent contractors as employees could have national implications for the so-called gig economy.

Storm Updates: Imelda Drenches Texas As Humberto Menaces Bermuda

Parts of Texas and Louisiana are under flash flood warnings from Tropical Depression Imelda. Out in the Atlantic, Hurricane Humberto is forecast to pass close to Bermuda. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/GOES-East hide caption

toggle caption

NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/GOES-East

National

Storm Updates: Imelda Drenches Texas As Humberto Menaces Bermuda

September 18, 2019 • Houston, Galveston and other parts of eastern Texas have been warned that isolated rain totals of 20 to 25 inches are possible through Friday.

Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Makes Oil Prices Spike

This image provided on Sunday by the U.S. government and DigitalGlobe and annotated by the source, shows a prestrike overview at Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil field in Buqayq, Saudi Arabia. U.S. government/Digital Globe via AP hide caption

toggle caption

U.S. government/Digital Globe via AP

Middle East

Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Makes Oil Prices Spike

September 16, 2019 • It's the largest one-day surge in crude prices in years. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the strikes, but the U.S. says Iran played a key role. Iran denies involvement.

Missouri AG Refers 12 Ex-Priests For Prosecution Of Suspected Sexual Abuse

Eric Schmitt speaks to reporters after being appointed as Missouri's attorney general by Gov. Mike Parson Nov. 18, 2018, at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. David A. Lieb/AP hide caption

toggle caption

David A. Lieb/AP

Law

Missouri AG Refers 12 Ex-Priests For Prosecution Of Suspected Sexual Abuse

September 13, 2019 • An investigation that looked back to 1945 identified 163 cases of abuse. However, many of the alleged offenders are now dead or the statute of limitations on their alleged crimes has passed.

New York AG Says Sacklers Transferred $1B From Pharma Accounts To Themselves

Members of P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a protest on Thursday outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn., over its recent controversial opioid settlement. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

Law

New York AG Says Sacklers Transferred $1B From Pharma Accounts To Themselves

September 13, 2019 • The revelation comes after almost two dozen states reached a tentative settlement with the maker of OxyContin.

Law

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration Asylum Restrictions

September 11, 2019 • The Supreme Court says the Trump administration can begin denying asylum requests from migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration Asylum Restrictions

Listen · 4:17 4:17

Transcript

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/759996177/760013218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Supreme Court Allows Government To Curtail Asylum Requests During Legal Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Patrick Semansky/AP

Law

Supreme Court Allows Government To Curtail Asylum Requests During Legal Fight

September 11, 2019 • The administration scores a victory in its efforts to reduce the number of asylum applicants presenting themselves at the U.S. southern border.

Mass Stampede At Iraqi Shia Shrine Kills More Than 30 Pilgrims

People evacuate an injured man after a walkway collapsed and set off a stampede as thousands of Shiite Muslims marked one of the most solemn holy days of the year in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on Tuesday. Anmar Khalil/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Anmar Khalil/AP

Middle East

Mass Stampede At Iraqi Shia Shrine Kills More Than 30 Pilgrims

September 10, 2019 • The stampede occurred during a procession commemorating the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson in the year 680.

NOAA Contradicts Weather Service, Backs Trump On Hurricane Threat In Alabama

President Trump holds an altered chart as he talks with reporters after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Dorian in the Oval Office of the White House, on Wednesday in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Evan Vucci/AP