New TV Shows And Movies? They'll Stay In The Writer's Mind If There's A Strike
The last TV and movie strike a decade ago cost Hollywood hundreds of millions of dollars and left a hole in viewers' schedules.
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Mexicans No Longer Make Up Majority Of Immigrants In U.S. Illegally
Mexicans made up half of the 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. last year, according to new estimates by the Pew Research Center. There are growing numbers from Central America and Asia.
Wearing A Hijab, A Young Muslim Boxer Enters The Ring
After three years of training and a battle with USA Boxing over its uniform policy, Amaiya Zafar will fight in her first competitive bout on Saturday. She says she fell in love with the sport at 13.
What You Learn Hiking The Whole Appalachian Trail
Rhys Hora hopes walking the some 2,2000 miles from Georgia to Maine will nudge him out of a rut. Sara Leibold did it in 2011 and says adjusting to the solitude, and then life afterward, are difficult.
John F. Kennedy Diary Reveals Shift From Journalist To Budding Politician
On Wednesday, a New Hampshire auction house will sell a diary kept by John F. Kennedy when he worked as a Hearst reporter in 1945. In it, he talks about Hitler and other events of the day.
Congress Returns Amid Pressure To Revisit Derailed Health Care Efforts
Congress returned from a two-week break with a shutdown looming and pressure to go back to their derailed efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
North Carolina Pastor Criticizes Trump's First 100 Days As 'A Disaster'
NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Winston-Salem pastor John Mendez, who he met back in January during a road trip leading up to Donald Trump's inauguration. He says the Trump presidency has been even worse than he anticipated.
Trump Pledges To Confront Anti-Semitism At Holocaust Remembrance Event
During an event to remember the Holocaust, President Trump pledged to defeat anti-Semitism. The White House has previously been criticized for the way it has talked about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.
Russia Questions Dominate First 100 Days Of Trump's Presidency
The Russia story has dominated the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. NPR takes a look back on the key moments since Jan. 20, from the firing of Michael Flynn to the chair of the House Intelligence Committee being forced to step aside.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Retiring From NASCAR At Season's End
The star driver told NPR just two weeks ago that he wasn't sure when he'd be leaving the sport. He recently took time off to recover from a concussion.