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Migrant crime is politically charged, but the reality is more complicated
by Martin Kaste
Republicans have raised the alarm about a migrant crime wave. Nationally, crime is down even as immigration has surged, but the concerns are real in some neighborhoods.
A Cambodian American Lawyer On The Importance Of Resistance
by Michael Sullivan
A Cambodian American lawyer has returned to her homeland to join the resistance to strongman Hun Sen. She says the US needs to pay attention to a country where China is the "elephant in the room."
United Kingdom Completes Its Exit From The European Union
Britain is now well and truly out of the European Union, and the border between the U.K. and its former partners in the EU will be very different,
City Of Detroit Counters Lawsuit From Black Lives Matter Organization
by Eli Newman
Following the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter organizers sued Detroit, claiming the police were suppressing their First Amendment rights. The city has now responded with a counter lawsuit.
Juan Ramirez On The Life Of A Traveling Nurse During A Pandemic
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to traveling nurse Juan Ramirez, who worked in Texas and Arizona during the pandemic and is now an ICU nurse in California at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding.
2 Louisville Officers, Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death, To Be Fired
by Ryland Barton
The Louisville Police Department is set to dismiss two more officers involved in the botched drug raid that killed Breonna Taylor. The move comes nine months after she was killed in her apartment.
Arizona Sets Records For COVID-19 Hospitalizations, ICU Patients
by Scott Bourque
As coronavirus numbers trend down across some of the U.S., they remain persistently high in Arizona. Hospital capacity is strained and the legislature is fighting over rules for its upcoming session.
Hammon Is 1st Woman To Lead An NBA Team During Regular Season Game
The San Antonio Spurs head coach was ejected for a violation, and his assistant Becky Hammon took over. The Spurs lost to the Lakers, but she acknowledged that her stint was still "a big deal."
Only 1 More Day. What Got You Through 2020?
It's been a tough year for most of us, and we've been asking what's helped you cope. For many of us — it was mother nature and our four legged friends — that have gotten us through it.