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Lawsuit Alleges Migrant Children Are Used To Catch Other Undocumented Immigrants

5:12pm January 23, 2019

by John Burnett

The Trump administration is using a system that is meant to help migrant children to deport the kids and their families, according to several lawsuits filed around the country.

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Atlanta Airport Prepares For Super Bowl Travelers As Shutdown Continues

5:12pm January 23, 2019

The busiest airport in the world is bracing for Super Bowl Weekend with depleted security resources. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Atlanta airport general manager John Selden about his concerns.

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Los Angeles Teachers Return To Class

4:59pm January 23, 2019

by Saul Gonzalez

On Tuesday, Los Angeles teachers approved a deal with the school district — ending a six-day strike. By Wednesday morning, many educators were relieved to be back in the classroom.

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Michael Cohen dodges photojournalists as he returns home in New York City. The former fixer for Donald Trump says he's postponing testimony planned for a House hearing next month.

Trump's Ex-Attorney Cohen Postpones Hill Testimony, Citing Ongoing 'Threats'

4:39pm January 23, 2019

The former fixer was scheduled to appear before a House committee in February. Now that's off. The president's camp has called for an investigation into Cohen's father-in-law.

A 29-year-old incapacitated patient at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix gave birth in December.

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Arizona Police Arrest Nurse Suspected Of Impregnating Incapacitated Woman

3:41pm January 23, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Nathan Sutherland, 36, a licensed practical nurse who police say worked at the Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, has been charged with sexual assault and vulnerable adult abuse.

The chairman of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service says the panel's overarching goal is to "create a universal expectation of service" in which every American is "inspired and eager to serve."

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Should Young Americans Be Required To Do Public Service? Federal Panel Says Maybe

3:15pm January 23, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service says it is considering how the nation could implement a universal service program and whether it should be mandatory or optional.

Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed wall would devastate his community.

Native American Leader: 'A Wall Is Not The Answer'

3:08pm January 23, 2019

Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed border wall would cut through the reservation, with negative impacts.

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Host Of The Prison Podcast 'Ear Hustle' Reflects On His 27 Years Behind Bars

1:55pm January 23, 2019

by Terry Gross

Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor started the podcast Ear Hustle when Woods was a prisoner in San Quentin. Woods' sentence was recently commuted, but the two continue to tell stories of life behind bars.

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Denver Public School teachers gather in the district's bargaining room on Thursday, Jan. 17.

Denver Teachers Vote To Authorize A Strike

8:39am January 23, 2019

After more than a year of negotiating with the school district, Denver teachers could begin a strike as soon as Jan. 28. It would be the city's first teacher strike in almost 25 years.

After Tentative Deal, Teachers Return To Los Angeles Classrooms

7:28am January 23, 2019

by Kyle Stokes

On the sixth day of the Los Angeles teachers strike, the school district and union leaders announced that they had reached a tentative agreement. Schools reopen Wednesday.

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