ABC Cancels Hit Sitcom 'Roseanne' After Racist Tweets From Show's Star
ABC Entertainment canceled its hit show, Roseanne, after the show's star, Roseanne Barr, posted racist tweets on Tuesday.
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The Road Warriors Take The Idea Of A Travelling Sports Team To The Extreme
The Road Warriors are a baseball team that never plays at home. They don't even have a stadium of their own, but they'll play over 100 games this summer.
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Arkansas Abortion Law
The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal to a restrictive abortion law in Arkansas that would effectively ban abortions by medication. But this is hardly the end of the line for this case.
White House Outlines Long-Term Plans For Detention Of Immigrant Families
The White House outlined the administration's long-term plans for the detention of immigrant families on Tuesday. Officials said they would like to detain parents and their children together, but are hamstrung by the lack of detention space and rules governing the care of immigrant children. Immigrant advocates have condemned the separation of families.
Investors Concerned Over Especially Polarizing Political Crisis In Italy
A political crisis in Italy is nothing unusual. But this one is roiling financial markets, raising fears about populism and the future of the euro.
Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Near 5,000
The death rate is a contentious subject, in part because federal and island governments haven't responded as rapidly to the disaster as they have in other hurricane emergencies.
Former North Korea Analyst Discusses Country's Intelligence Operation
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Patrick McEachern, a former analyst on North Korea with the State Department, about Kim Yong Chol and the North Korean intelligence operation.
In Win For Privacy Rights, Court Says Police Need Warrant To Search Area Around Home
The Supreme Court reversed a conviction that came after an officer looked at a motorcycle under a tarp outside a private residence — without a warrant.
White House Announces Tariffs, Trade Restrictions To Be Placed On China
The Trump administration says it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of Chinese goods with "industrially significant technology." A list of products will be released in the next few weeks.
Scientists Use Lasers To Map An Ancient City In Jordan
The researchers used a technology known as LiDAR to map the city of Jerash. It's helping them understand its past, as a growing modern city encroaches on the well-preserved ancient site.