• Crossing the line at the border: Dying to get back

    Dying to get back

    For those coming into the country illegally, it is now more deadly, more lethal, than at any time in recent U.S. immigration history.

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Memorial Day every day
Beyond the backyard BBQ: Honor and aid those who have served.
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Down in the Salinas Valley
As the debate over immigration reform continues in Washington D.C., Need to Know offers an inside look at the lives of Latino farm workers.
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  Searching for answers
19-year-old Gladys Dominguez shares her search for information about her father who was lost crossing Arizona state's border desert.
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Politics

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Mixed-status families
From PBS NewsHour: Listen to the stories of families who are struggling with separation or being forced to leave the United States.
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Marathon bombing victim looks forward
Roseann Sdoia talked to WGBH about the day of the bombings, her recovery and her plans to move forward.
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UPDATE

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Family planning in Texas

Lawmakers have devoted more funds to women’s health services than before the 2011 budget cuts.
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WEB EXCLUSIVE

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  Restoring the Rockaways
An urban garden destroyed by Superstorm Sandy gets a second chance.
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  Echoes of a shooting
On December 14, 1992, exactly 20 years before the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a student went on a sudden rampage at Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Massachusetts.
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What's happened under sequestration?
ProPublica takes a look at what's actually happened in the two months since sequestration took effect.
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