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This New Program Aims To Train The Growing Freelance Workforce
The Freelancers Hub in New York City opened in October, offering classes as well as tax and legal assistance for independent workers. It's free, and the first of its kind in the country.
We Don't Need A Physical Wall, Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz Says
In 2015, Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz welcomed presidential candidate Donald Trump to Texas to discuss border policy. Rachel Martin talks to Saenz about what has changed since Trump became president.
Hackers Attack Hundreds Of High-Profile German Politicians, Post Private Data Online
In the days before Christmas, the private data of some of Germany's most powerful leaders was trickled out "in a kind of Advent calendar," a German broadcaster reports.
Navy SEAL To Plead Not Guilty To War Crimes, Including Killing ISIS Teen
Nineteen-year veteran Edward Gallagher will stand trial on war crimes charges, including premeditated murder, that prosecutors say he committed while serving in Iraq.
Police Release Sketch Of Man Wanted In Slaying Of Child In Texas
Seven-year-old Jazmine Barnes was shot and killed Sunday in Houston while riding in a car with her mom and siblings. The suspect is still at large, and police haven't yet determined a motive.
Partial Government Shutdown Hooks Alaska's Fishing Industry
January marks the opening of Bering Sea fisheries. Boats need federal permits and inspections before they can leave the docks. The shutdown has put hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue at stake.
When Gov. Brown Leaves Office, He Plans To Still Battle Climate Change
Gov. Jerry Brown has helped make California a global leader in addressing climate change. As he leaves office, we look back on what he achieved and what he could not.
His Love For Books Reads Like Poetry
At StoryCorps, Alagappa Rammohan, 79, says books are a sacred transfer of knowledge from one person to another. A book "doesn't force you to read, but it is there," he tells his daughter.
One Town's Decades Long Struggle For Cleaner Air
The air has been getting dirtier around the country's largest coke fuel plant near Pittsburgh. The push to clean up pollution is complicated when residents depend on the industry that's causing it.