A “beware racism” placard seen in New York’s Grand Central Station. Is that racist? Geovien So/Pacific Press/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Geovien So/Pacific Press/Getty Images A “beware racism” placard seen in New York’s Grand Central Station. Is that racist? Geovien So/Pacific Press/Getty Images Over the weekend, a sizable gaggle of the white nationalist “alt-right”
San Francisco Bay area voters recently approved a sales tax increase to upgrade the aging BART system. Ben Margot/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Margot/AP San Francisco Bay area voters recently approved a sales tax increase to upgrade the aging BART system. Ben Margot/AP On a night that the national election results had her discouraged,
Mohamed Gabril, a refugee who became an American citizen, works at a Somali-owned grocery in Utica, N.Y. He’s convinced the U.S. Constitution will protect him from any backlash under Donald Trump. Brian Mann/NCPR hide caption toggle caption Brian Mann/NCPR Mohamed Gabril, a refugee who became an American citizen, works at a Somali-owned grocery in Utica,
In March 2014, President Barack Obama directed Labor Secretary Tom Perez to modernize overtime protections. A federal judge Tuesday blocked implementation of the new rule set to go into effect Dec. 1 Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP In March 2014, President Barack Obama directed Labor Secretary Tom Perez to modernize
President-elect Donald Trump points to a reporter at Trump International Hotel in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President-elect Donald Trump points to a reporter at Trump International Hotel in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP Donald Trump’s extensive business dealings around the globe have focused attention on an obscure provision of the Constitution most
A representative from the Guinness World Record organization observes the over 78,000 origami elephants that were sent to the Bronx Zoo. Julie Larsen Maher/WCS hide caption toggle caption Julie Larsen Maher/WCS A representative from the Guinness World Record organization observes the over 78,000 origami elephants that were sent to the Bronx Zoo. Julie Larsen Maher/WCS
This map by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the epicenter of the quake, which hit Japan early Tuesday local time. USGS A tsunami warning is in effect along Japan’s Fukushima coast after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit off the coast. The earthquake struck at 5:59 a.m. local time at a depth of about 10 kilometers,
Media executives and anchors met from the top five TV networks met with the president-elect at Trump Tower on Monday. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Media executives and anchors met from the top five TV networks met with the president-elect at Trump Tower on Monday. Mark Lennihan/AP Earlier Monday at Trump Tower
A prize-winning documentary in Brazil is highlighting a new trend in barbershops, where fresh hairstyles are mixing with changing ideas about gender and race. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/11/20/502797691/young-barbers-in-brazil-are-cutting-away-from-traditional-barbershops?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
A young man from Nairobi has become the first African elected student body president at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He talks about the change from growing up in Kenya. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2016/11/20/502797698/african-brings-a-different-perspective-on-race-as-college-student-body-president?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
President-elect Donald Trump heads inside the clubhouse following his meeting with David McCormick, president of the management committee at Bridgewater Associates, at Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster Township, N.J. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump heads inside the clubhouse following his meeting with David McCormick, president of
LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: StoryCorps has made it its mission to collect and preserve audio conversations from every corner of the country. And this Thanksgiving, for the second year in a row, StoryCorps is asking its younger listeners to record Thanksgiving conversations with their elders using the StoryCorps smartphone app. The app can be downloaded on