Reflections On Friends, Hardship And 4 Years Of High School
Words of wisdom, and hope, from speeches given by seniors this year at their high school graduation ceremonies.
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Doctors Learn The Nuts And Bolts Of Robotic Surgery
Robot-assisted surgery is minimally invasive and recovery time is shorter. Those are a few reasons why more medical schools are training students how to be better robotic surgeons.
Bolton Defends Trump's Canceled Iran Strike: Don't Mistake Prudence For Weakness
In Jerusalem, where he's meeting with Israeli and Russian security officials, the national security advisor says the U.S. military is "ready to go" as he warns Iran against seeking a nuclear weapon.
E. Jean Carroll Says Donald Trump Sexually Assaulted Her
President Trump is facing a new accusation of sexual assault, this time from prominent advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with her.
'Tables Without Borders' Opens Restaurant Kitchens To Refugee Chefs
Professional chefs in Washington, D.C., were paired with refugee and asylum-seeker chefs this past week so that the refugees could give guests a taste of their home countries through food.
Law Professor Describes Poor Conditions Where Migrant Children Are Held
Migrant children face bleak conditions at detention facilities along the border. Warren Binford, a law professor who visited some of the facilities, speaks to NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro.
White Supremacy And Trump
We look at the participation of far-right extremists at President Trump's 2020 kickoff rally and what this means for his campaign.
Abandoning A Floodzone
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Fran O'Connor of Sayreville, N.J., about letting her home be bought and demolished after multiple rounds of flooding.
Politics Shape The Debate Over What To Call Far-Right Extremism
Federal authorities say far-right violence is the deadliest and most active form of domestic extremism. Now, a debate is heating up about how to define a threat the White House barely acknowledges.
Amazon Explores Having Its Drones Provide 'Home Surveillance' For Customers
The tech giant is moving closer to a future in which customers order drones to hover around a home and scan for things like a garage door left open, a broken window, graffiti or a fire.