President Trump will huddle with GOP lawmakers Tuesday as they pursue immigration legislation. It comes as Trump faces heat for separating immigrant children from parents at the border.
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'Forbes': Wilbur Ross Confirms He Made False Stock Statement
Steve Inskeep talks to Dan Alexander, a reporter with Forbes magazine about filings showing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross still held $10 million worth of stock even after he’d promised to divest it.
Read More »WHO Recognizes Gaming Disorder As A Mental Health Condition
Gaming disorder, as in video games, is now an official mental health condition, according to the World Health Organization. But the idea of technology addiction is still controversial.
Read More »IBM Touts Breakthrough Technology As Computer Debates A Person
IBM unveiled a computer that is taking artificial intelligence to the next level. The computer debated a person in front of a live audience. Who won?
Read More »An Alternative To Foster Care For Babies Born To Opioid-Addicted Moms
Infants do better with their parents, studies find, as long as parents have support to get and stay sober. This program starts during pregnancy, to rally and train a strong family support network. (Image credit: Natalie Piserchio for NPR)
Read More »Exclusive: Malaysia seeks to lay multiple charges against ex-premier Najib over 1MDB – Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Embezzlement and bribery with government money are among the charges that Malaysia is looking to bring against former prime minister Najib Razak following a probe into funds allegedly looted from the state-run fund 1MDB, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday.
Read More »Will Ferrell to star in a film based on Eurovision
The actor was at this year’s contest and is thought to have been a fan since his Swedish wife introduced it to him in 1999.
Read More »As Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise, Major Crops Are Losing Nutrients
As the level of carbon dioxide in the air rises because of climate change, scientists are trying to pin down how plants are impacted. There’s evidence that it’s changing many important plants we eat. (Image credit: Toshihiro Jasegawa, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization of Japan)
Read More »How Virtual Advisers Help Low-Income Students Apply To College
Nearly one-fourth of high-achieving students from low-income families apply to college completely on their own. One approach to make the experience better? Pair students with a virtual adviser. (Image credit: Sam Rowe for NPR)
Read More »How Virtual Advisers Help Low-Income Students Apply To College
Nearly one-fourth of high-achieving students from low-income families apply to college completely on their own. One approach to make the experience better? Pair students up with a virtual adviser. (Image credit: Sam Rowe for NPR)
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