All Things Considered
"There's a lot of memories here, some good, some bad," says Smith, while reflecting on his years working at the now defunct Solid Energy mine in Pike County. Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR hide caption
Migrant children run around a track outside at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla. Shelters that house these children are reaching capacity and the federal government is now working to speed releases to sponsors. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption
Several Thousand Migrant Children In U.S. Custody Could Be Released Before Christmas
Trump Administration To Ban Bump Stocks, Similar Devices That Mimic Machine Guns
National
For 'First Holiday Since,' Mom Shares What Life Has Been Like Since Giving Birth To Triplets
For 'First Holiday Since,' Mom Shares What Life Has Been Like Since Giving Birth To Triplets
Minorities In Chinese Internment Camps Forced To Sew Clothes for U.S. Brand
The author's collection of aqua-memorabilia. (Not pictured: The author's many, many Aquaman t-shirts. And the Aquaman tattoo on the authorial left deltoid.) Glen Weldon/Private Collection (literally!) hide caption
Aquaman, From Super Friend To Surfer Dude: The Bro-Ification Of A Hero
"There's a lot of memories here, some good, some bad," says Smith, while reflecting on his years working at the now defunct Solid Energy mine in Pike County. Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR hide caption
Investigations
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It
President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington. D.C., Tuesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Federal Judge Delays Michael Flynn Sentencing After Plea Of Lying To Feds
Brookings Institution Senior Fellow On Michael Flynn's Contacts With Turkey
Penny Marshall, Director And 'Laverne & Shirley' Star, Dies At 75
The recommendations on discipline form part of a broader effort by the Trump administration and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to back away from Obama-era policies aimed at reducing racial disparities in suspensions and expulsions. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
DeVos To Rescind Obama-Era Guidance On School Discipline
Jennifer Lopez says women are increasingly realizing: "We have worth, and value, and that we deserve everything that we want." (Above) Lopez performs during the 2018 American Music Awards on Oct. 9 in Los Angeles. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images hide caption
Trump Foundation Will Close As Investigation Into Their Activities Continues
Peter Brown was held by the county sheriff at the direction of Immigration and Customs Enforcement because the agency erroneously identified him as a Jamaican here illegally and flagged him for deportation. In fact, Brown was born in Philadelphia, raised in New Jersey and has seen Jamaica only once, briefly on a cruise. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Venezuelan nationals from the city of Tucupita carry household goods that are scarce at home as they walk to board a private ferry back to their country, in the port of Cedros, southwestern Trinidad, June 8, 2016. Andrea De Silva/Reuters hide caption