Feb 25 Minnesota Somali group says rejecting federal grant was right By Amy Forliti, Associated Press The leaders of a Minnesota nonprofit that works to improve the lives of young Somalis knew the stakes were high when they rejected $500,000 in federal funding earlier this month. Continue reading
Feb 25 Immigrants, fearing Trump’s deportation policies, avoid doctor visits By Ike Swetlitz, STAT As President Trump continues to step up immigration enforcement, medical centers say the changes are indeed keeping immigrants out of hospitals and clinics. Continue reading
Feb 25 Former Labor Secretary Perez voted DNC chairman By Associated Press The Democratic National Committee is meeting in Atlanta and on the agenda is the election of a new chairman to lead the party in the era of Republican President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 25 Mexico border wall construction contract bids open March 6 By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The agency said it will request bids on or around March 6 and that companies would have to submit "concept papers" to design and build prototypes by March 10, according to FedBizOpps.gov, a website for federal contractors. The field of… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 54:01 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 24, 2017 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump takes the stage at CPAC and keeps up his attack on the news media. Also: A look at the future of the Democratic party, grassroots efforts to derail the Trump agenda find inspiration in… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 7:33 The foster father who cares when terminally ill kids have no one By PBS News Hour Mohamed Bzeek has become somewhat of a local hero in Los Angeles, taking on a life mission that few others would consider: as a foster parent who cares solely for terminally ill children. Special correspondent Gayle Tzemach Lemmon meets Bzeek,… Continue watching
Feb 24 The teens caught in the middle of Austin’s Sanctuary City debate By Jordan Vesey Texas is divided between groups fighting to keep immigrants safe from federal agents and those who say immigration is a privilege, not a right. Continue reading
Feb 24 Cloudflare data leak potentially exposed trove of passwords, personal information for months By Andrew Wagner Cloudflare, an internet services company that manages 10 percent of all web traffic, has been leaking assorted bits of customer information since a bug appeared in their code in September 2016. Continue reading
Feb 24 Analysis: Deadly threat from far-right extremists is overshadowed by fear of Islamic terrorism By William Parkin, University of Maryland, Brent Klein, Steven Chermak, Michigan State University, Jeff Gruenewald, Indiana University-Purdue University, Joshua D. Freilich, John Jay College On a Tuesday morning in September 2001, the American experience with terrorism was fundamentally altered. Two thousand, nine hundred and ninety-six people were murdered in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Thousands more, including many first responders, lost their lives to… Continue reading
Feb 24 Texas man faces deportation after years of protected status By Associated Press Immigration officials began deportation proceedings this week against a Houston-area father of two who says he had lived for years in the U.S. under a protected status given to some immigrants. Continue reading