In Arizona, Citizens Keep Close Eye On Immigration Checkpoint
Border Patrol checkpoints aren't always near the border. Some aren't even on roads that go to the border. Take Arivaca Road; it's an East-West route 25 miles north of the Mexican border in Southern...
View ArticleWaters Will Flood Part Of Colorado River, For Just A Few Weeks
Millions of gallons of water used to flow every day from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California. Now, the Colorado River ends at Morelos Dam on the U.S.-Mexico border. Below it, one of North...
View ArticleFor Albuquerque PD, A Searing Rebuke From Justice Department
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The Justice Department issued a scathing report today on the Albuquerque Police Department's use of force. Albuquerque officers...
View ArticleNevada Ranch Dispute Ends As Feds Back Down — For Now
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish. A standoff between federal agents and a Nevada rancher is over for now. Over the weekend, the Bureau of...
View ArticleWhat's In A Name? Plenty Of Ways To Make A Mistake
When Arizona State University graduates hear their names announced, they have Peter Lafford to thank. It's his job to ensure students' names are pronounced correctly — and it's not always an easy task....
View ArticleSome Deportees Return To Mexico But Their Stuff Stays In The U.S.
Derek Lucas Reyes, 20, went from being undocumented in the U.S. to undocumented in his native Mexico. He sits at a table after breakfast in a shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S....
View ArticleDo Try This At Home: Hacking Chicken Sous Vide
This summer, NPR is getting crafty in the kitchen. As part of Weekend Edition 's Do Try This At Home series, top chefs are sharing their cleverest hacks and tips — taking expensive, exhausting or...
View ArticleDallas Has Been Called A Leader In Police Training, Transparency
The morning after a gunman targeted and killed five law enforcement officers, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings called it "ironic" that his city was the target of the worst police loss-of-life since the...
View Article'Fawlty Towers' Actor Andrew Sachs Dies At 86
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Let's pause now to remember a British actor best known for playing a Spanish waiter in a 1970s BBC series that lasted only 12 episodes -...
View ArticleWho Is Judge James L. Robart And Why Did He Block Trump's Immigration Order?
Judge James L. Robart did not have to actually rule on the legality of President Trump's executive order barring people from seven countries from entering the United States. In granting a temporary...
View ArticleComedian Don Rickles, Merciless 'Merchant Of Venom,' Dies At 90
Before Comedy Central's celebrity roasts, before American Idol 's Simon Cowell, before Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, one man abused people on TV and in clubs like no other — as one emcee introduced...
View ArticleNew TV Shows And Movies? They'll Stay In The Writer's Mind If There's A Strike
TV and film writers resumed contract negotiations Tuesday with Hollywood producers with a powerful bargaining tool. Late Monday, the Writers Guild of America said members had overwhelmingly authorized...
View ArticleJune Foray, Voice Of Rocky From 'The Bullwinkle Show,' Dies At 99
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The voice of a generation is gone - a generation of cartoon characters. June Foray has died at age 99. She was best known for her multiple...
View ArticleAmid Harassment Reports, Harvey Weinstein Takes Leave Of Absence
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is taking a leave of absence from his company following a New York Times story that he sexually harassed female assistants, executives and actresses for decades. The...
View ArticleAmid Controversy, 'Right To Refuse' Bill Hits Governor's Desk
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer is being pressured to veto a bill that would allow business owners in the state to deny service to...
View ArticleBorder Patrol Revises Its Rulebook For Use Of Deadly Force
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol wants agents to limit their use of deadly force. The Border Patrol says agents have killed 10 people...
View ArticleIn Arizona, Citizens Keep Close Eye On Immigration Checkpoint
Border Patrol checkpoints aren't always near the border. Some aren't even on roads that go to the border. Take Arivaca Road; it's an East-West route 25 miles north of the Mexican border in Southern...
View ArticleWaters Will Flood Part Of Colorado River, For Just A Few Weeks
Millions of gallons of water used to flow every day from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California. Now, the Colorado River ends at Morelos Dam on the U.S.-Mexico border. Below it, one of North...
View ArticleFor Albuquerque PD, A Searing Rebuke From Justice Department
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The Justice Department issued a scathing report today on the Albuquerque Police Department's use of force. Albuquerque officers have shot and...
View ArticleNevada Ranch Dispute Ends As Feds Back Down — For Now
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish. A standoff between federal agents and a Nevada rancher is over for now. Over...
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