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Author Jerry Craft wrote New Kid, which has faced challenges in some school districts.

Author Jerry Craft: Most kids cheer for the heroes to succeed no matter who they are

5:00am December 28, 2022

by Jerry Craft

New Kid won the Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. But the book has been challenged in some school districts for content related to race.

The fountain is frozen as temperatures hovered in the mid 20s at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home in New Orleans on Dec. 24, 2022.

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A deep freeze is breaking pipes and creating a water crisis across the South

2:26am December 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The problems stemming from burst water pipes were happening in large, troubled water systems such as Jackson, Miss., where residents were required over Christmas to boil water.

Vehicles are seen abandoned in heavy snowfall in downtown Buffalo, New York, on Monday. Emergency crews counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to the U.S., especially in hard-hit western New York.

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At least 31 people have died in Buffalo's Erie County due to destructive winter storm

8:31pm December 27, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

The city in western New York was among the hardest hit by snow and cold. At least 31 people in Erie County were killed because of the storm as of Tuesday evening, according to the health department.

A Border Patrol agent checks an asylum seeker's passport after she turned herself in, in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 19.

Supreme Court allows border restrictions for asylum seekers to continue for now

5:21pm December 27, 2022

by Joel Rose

The justices agreed to decide in its February argument session whether 19 states that oppose the Title 42 policy should be allowed to intervene in defense of the restrictions in the lower courts.

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Supreme Court rules pandemic-era immigration policy will remain in effect

4:51pm December 27, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Lee Gelernt of the ACLU about what Title 42, which the Supreme Court ruled will remain in effect, means for many migrants.

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Researchers say the FBI's statistics on hate crimes across the country are flawed

4:29pm December 27, 2022

by Sergio Olmos

The FBI recently released its annual statistics on hate crimes across the country. But researchers say the data is flawed, which could undermine efforts to tackle hate crimes.

Adam Fox has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor gets 16 years in prison

11:51am December 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

The government had pushed for a life sentence, but the judge said that punishment was not necessary to deter future similar acts.

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Morning news brief

6:57am December 27, 2022

by A Martínez

China is reopening its pandemic closed borders. Ukraine wants to host a peace summit at the U.N. in February. States that charged people to pay foster care bills added to the struggles of families.

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Packing up Christmas decorations can be as big a job as setting up

5:54am December 27, 2022

An 80-year-old Rhode Island man has a bigger job than most on his hands. Geno Milano's nativity scene has over 400 pieces. The collection has been growing since he began putting it together in 1975.

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In Rochester, Minn., police officers are volunteering as driver ed instructors

5:06am December 27, 2022

by Catharine Reichert

It's part of a school program to get more teen drivers on the road legally and safely. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 21, 2022.)