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Discontinued Training Materials For Spanish-Speaking Firefighters Ignites Outcry

5:49pm September 01, 2018

by Emily Cureton

Many wildfire fighting crews are Spanish speaking. That's why, a decade ago, the government created training materials in Spanish for native speakers — but those manuals are no longer available.

It is assumed by many that Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller doesn't want to do anything to influence the midterm election season, giving him one more week to make a move before he must go ultraquiet.

The Russia Investigations: Is This The Final Countdown?

5:04pm September 01, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Special counsel Robert Mueller may be up against a deadline ... or he may not. There's apparent trouble for a senior Justice Department lawyer and more trouble for Big Tech.

The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is carried out of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Saturday, after a memorial service, as Cindy McCain is escorted by her son Jimmy McCain and other family members.

John McCain Honored As A Principled Politician, Beloved Father At Washington Funeral

2:56pm September 01, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Meghan McCain and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush were among the speakers at Saturday's service at the Washington National Cathedral, the culmination of a week of public mourning.

A group of advocates upset with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office's handling of transgender shootings spoke out at Jacksonville City Hall in June.

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Transgender Killings Spur Calls For Police Reform

8:36am September 01, 2018

by Lindsey Kilbride

Three transgender women have been murdered in Jacksonville, Fla., so far this year. Activists want more police training and better relationship between police and the LGBTQ community.

The Legal Challenges In Investigating Church Abuse

8:36am September 01, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks to David Soares, district attorney of Albany County, about the legal hurdles to investigating the Catholic Church and child sex abuse in New York state.

Ericka Ames, center, of Nicaragua recites the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Miami. The backlog of citizenship applications has increased dramatically under the Trump administration.

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The Wait To Become A U.S. Citizen Lengthens

8:36am September 01, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Immigrant advocates claim the Trump administration is building a "second wall" to keep immigrants out of this country. That wall is the lengthy and time-consuming process to become a U.S. citizen.

Lyle St. Goddard, 56, believes he's one of the oldest hotshot firefighters in the country.

Elite Wildland Firefighters Are The Pride Of The Blackfeet Reservation

8:36am September 01, 2018

by Nate Hegyi

No drinking, no drugs, no tardiness, and they have to run a seven-minute mile. They're the Chief Mountain Hotshots, the all-Native firefighting crew from Montana's Blackfeet Reservation.

The Defunding Of Grand Canyon Science

8:36am September 01, 2018

by Melissa Sevigny

The federal government is defunding scientific research programs in the Grand Canyon/Colorado River region, leaving longstanding projects and lots of jobs in limbo.

Arleene Correa Valencia works on a painting in her latest series: In Times of Crisis, En Tiempo de Crisis.

After The Wildfires: Artist Captures Plight Of Napa's Undocumented Workers

8:36am September 01, 2018

by Rachael Bongiorno

Napa Valley's wine industry relies heavily on immigrants, but the undocumented are often ineligible for services when disaster strikes. An artist depicts how the 2017 fires impacted this community.

State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, left, receives congratulations from Assemblyman Rob Bonta, D-Alameda, center, and Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, right, after passage of the bill Friday in Sacramento.

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California Lawmakers Pass Net Neutrality Bill

8:11am September 01, 2018

by James Doubek

The net neutrality protections, which advocates call the strongest in the country, now go to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.