Supreme Court allows quick third-country deportations, for now
The Supreme Court blocked a court order requiring 15 days notice — enough time to contact their lawyers — to individuals the Trump administration is trying to deport to countries other than their own.
Thomas Fire Evacuees Return Home To Find What's Left
The massive Thomas Fire in Southern California is now 89 percent contained and evacuees are starting to return home. The Upper Ojai Valley was especially hard-hit. About a quarter of the homes there were destroyed.
Tropicalia Music Still Speaks To Young Marginalized Urban Brazilians
In Brazil, there's been a resurgence of Tropicalia — the anti-authoritarian, anarchic music that emerged under the military junta of the 1960s. It's back and fused with rap and lyrics fighting for Brazil's poor and marginalized.
Harvard Student Cracks Incan Code
The Incas did not have a written language. Instead, they communicated using a system of knots in colored strings — called khipus. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Harvard student Manny Medrano about his groundbreaking work analyzing the code.
Understanding Baltimore's Murder Epidemic From Multiple Perspectives
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with photographer Amy Berbert and Rev. Rodney Hudson of Ames Memorial United Methodist Church in Baltimore. Throughout 2017, Berbert has documented the location and time of the more than 300 homicides that took place in the city during 2016.
Violent Crackdowns In Venezuela Severely Impacted Maduro's Opposition
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Carlos, an actor and tour guide in Caracas, Venezuela. Carlos used to protest daily against President Nicholas Maduro's government. Now, those protests have dissipated, opposition leaders have been imprisoned, and Carlos, who earlier said that he did not want to leave Venezuela, is looking for a job abroad.
France Ends State Of Emergency After Nearly 2 Years
France has just lifted a nearly two year state of emergency that was put in place in Nov. 2015 and extended six times. To replace it, the government has passed an anti-terrorism law. But critics say the new law compromises the protection of individual liberties.
More Than 40 Dead And Dozens Injured After Bombing In Kabul
On Thursday, more than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing at a cultural center in Kabul, Afghanistan. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Reuters' Kabul bureau chief James Mackenzie for an update on the details of the attack.
How Fishermen Are Faring In Washington Months After Salmon Spill
Last summer, more than 100,000 farmed Atlantic salmon spilled into Puget Sound, threatening the wild salmon population. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with fisherman Riley Starks.
