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Trump Pick For Sentencing Commission Has History Of Racially Charged Remarks

The president has nominated a lawyer who has adopted a tough approach to drug crimes and has a history of making racially charged remarks about punishment to serve on the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

(Clockwise, from top left) Litzy Encarnacion, Ashley Amankwah, Kassy Abad, teacher Shehtaz Huq, Kathaleen Restitullo, Caroline Abreu, Jasmin Acosta and Raizel Febles.

Periods! Why These 8th-Graders Aren't Afraid To Talk About Them

The middle school winners of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge offer their perspective on why talking about something so natural is so taboo — and why that's silly.

Trump Pick For Sentencing Commission Has History Of Racially Charged Remarks

The president has nominated a lawyer who has adopted a tough approach to drug crimes and has a history of making racially charged remarks about punishment to serve on the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

Investigators believe part of a freight train caused a fatal passenger train accident in Denmark on Wednesday. Here, the freight train is seen at the scene of the calamity on the Great Belt Bridge.

Death Toll Rises As New Details Emerge In Danish Train Accident

Investigators believe the passenger train hit an empty truck trailer that was being carried on a freight train going in the opposite direction.

Members of the U.S.military place razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border near the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.

Trump's Emergency Declaration Could Stall Construction Projects At San Diego Military Bases

Military communities around the country are looking at the potential impact of President Trump’s state of emergency declaration.

Wide-mouthed, blackface figures of Uncle Tom and postcards of eating watermelon perpetuated negative African-American stereotypes. The minstrel caricatures started showing up on toys, games, books, even postcards and everyday household items.

Virginia Scandals Draw Attention To The Dehumanizing History Of Blackface

Virginia's governor and attorney general face calls to resign amid revelations they appeared in blackface decades ago. That's reviving a conversation around the history of blackface in our culture.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks off the House floor in April. In his chamber, McConnell can decide virtually by himself what the Senate will do — and even what it will consider doing.

How Does One Man Have So Much Power Without Being President?

Mitch McConnell's status stems from his post as the Senate majority leader. But few who have held this office have been able to wield it with this kind of result.

Gen. Raul Becerra, pictured in 2016, is the former head of the national police force of Peru. He was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in a child trafficking ring.

Peru's Ex-Police Chief Arrested In Alleged Baby Trafficking Ring

The former police chief is among 14 people swept up in a raid and accused of buying infants of poor women. His partner, a well-known model in Peru, is considered the ringleader.

Lubna Olayan in her office at Olayan Financing Company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in April.

Lubna Olayan Broke Saudi Arabia's Glass Ceiling. Now She Wants More Women To Work

The influential Saudi CEO discusses what she's done to get more women working.

Several downtown stores have put up signs and placards declaring: "This is Our Town" and "If Equality and Diversity Aren't for You, Then Neither Are We."

Charlottesville Businesses Worry Violent Rally Will Scare Tourists Away

Businesses in Charlottesville, Va., suffered an economic blow after a white nationalist rally turned deadly over the weekend. The violence prompted some to rethink who to welcome through their doors.

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