Los Angeles immigration raid protests update
Members of the California National Guard have arrived in downtown Los Angeles. President Trump ordered 2,000 Guard troops to be deployed following protests in the LA area over raids by ICE.
Voices From Those Affected By The Partial Government Shutdown
Around the country this Christmas Day people are feeling the effects of the federal government shutdown — some directly, some indirectly. NPR checks in with a few of them.
2018: A Big Year In Space
This past year was a weird and eventful one for news from outer space. We saw everything from a red sports car being shot off the planet to a detailed new map of our Milky Way to a mysterious hole drilled in the International Space Station.
Netanyahu Calls For Early Elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold parliamentary elections in April. He's the frontrunner. He spent 2018 as an ally to President Trump and with right-wing leaders worldwide.
'A Christmas Carol' Offers Critique Of What Was Then A New Social Science: Economics
At the time Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, a new social science was just taking root: economics. Dickens did not like it. NPR visits a high school performance of the play to understand the economic commentary laced throughout this holiday classic.
How Is The Economy Actually Doing?
President Trump has been touting his economic successes all year. While he asks investors to buy, many are selling. The Dow saw its worst Christmas Eve close in history. And the S&P 500 is down 20 percent from its September peak. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Catherine Rampell of The Washington Post about what this all means for the economy.
Trump Attends Christmas Eve Service That Had A Message About Migrants
NPR's Ari Shapiro speak with Mariann Budde, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, about the Christmas Eve service she led at the Washington National Cathedral, which President Trump and the First Lady attended.
Carolers Sing To Children Held In Tent City At U.S.-Mexico Border
Activists and locals gather at the U.S. border with Mexico in the Tornillo Port of Entry to sing Christmas carols to the children being held in the tent city.
8-Year-Old Migrant Boy Dies In U.S. Custody
Customs and Border Protection announced an 8-year-old migrant boy from Guatemala who was in U.S. custody died following medical treatment for illness. The child is the second border-crosser to die in U.S. government custody this month.
On Christmas Day, Volunteers In El Paso, Texas, Help Hundreds Of Immigrant Families
A migrant shelter in El Paso, Texas, says ICE officers delivered several hundred migrants to a bus station without warning. Normally shelter workers are given a heads up. ICE says it was an oversight.