Chicago's Chance The Rapper Joins With Nonprofit To Give Coats To Homeless
The high-tech outerwear, which can also serve as sleeping bags, are manufactured in Detroit by homeless parents to help them earn a steady income.
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Friend Of San Bernardino Shooters Faces Criminal Charges
Federal authorities have charged Enrique Marquez Jr. with conspiring to commit crimes of terrorism. He is also charged with committing immigration fraud by entering into a sham marriage.
Little Florida Bank Goes Where Behemoths Fear To Tread: Cuba
Middlemen, messy currencies and questions galore allude to the price of banking in Cuba — but that's not stopping Stonegate, the first to offer customers a debit card they can use across the strait.
'Washington Post' Columnist Ignatius On Obama's Choices To Thwart ISIS
Ahead of the holidays, President Obama has been trying to calm fears about ISIS. David Ignatius of The Washington Post tells David Greene that Obama doesn't consider ISIS to be an existential threat.
Kaiser Permanente's New Medical School Will Focus On Teamwork
The California-based health care provider plans to enroll its first students in 2019. It's the latest of 20 U.S. medical schools opened in the past decade to boost the number of primary care doctors.
Week In Politics: GOP Debate, Obama's Legacy
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times about the GOP debate this week and President Obama's legacy.
Secretary Of State Kerry Works To Focus Global Leaders On Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry tries to keep up the momentum in talks to resolve the civil war in Syria. Nearly 20 countries are meeting in New York to plan for peace talks expected next month.
Obama Wraps Up 2015 With Year-End News Conference
The president took questions Friday afternoon. Afterward, he'll travel to San Bernardino, Calif., to visit families of victims of this month's terrorist attack, before heading off for vacation.
Obama Commutes Prison Sentences For 95 Nonviolent Offenders
The White House says it is shortening the sentences for 95 men and women in federal prisons for nonviolent crimes. Obama has now commuted more sentences than the previous five presidents combined.
Lax Auditing Encouraged Overcharging By Medicare Advantage Plans
Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley says the federal government has to "get it right" and pursue full refunds for overpayments to companies that offer Medicare Advantage health insurance.