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Arts Nov 02

A Mexican-American artist on why more brown faces are needed in children’s books

By Joshua Barajas

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High Tech High School Pushes Hispanic Students to Become Top Achievers

A San Diego charter high school is aiming to close the education gaps between students of immigrant families and their counterparts by motivating them to acquire business and science skills and pursue college degrees. Paul Solman offers the latest in…

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Essayist Examines Art of a Former Migrant Worker

NewsHour Essayist Richard Rodriguez looks at drawings of an artist who was a Mexican-American migrant worker.

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Nation Jun 25

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By Associated Press

Nation Jun 25

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By Alan Fram, Associated Press

World Jun 25

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By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during the town hall meeting in the Queens borough of New York City on April 27, 2019. Photo by Jeenah Moon/Reuters

Politics Jun 25

The Ocasio-Cortez and Cheney dispute over ‘concentration camps,’ explained

By Gretchen Frazee

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner John Sanders attends a Police Week event in Washington, on May 16, 2019. Photo by Donna Burton/CBP/Handout via Reuters

Nation Jun 25

Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner steps down

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to supporters in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 17, 2019. Photo by Karen Pulfer Focht/Reuters

Politics Jun 25

2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren launches election security plan

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

Politics Jun 25

Acting Customs and Border Protection chief resigns amid migrant detention outrage

By Associated Press

Nation Jun 25

First lady’s spokeswoman to be White House press secretary

By Associated Press

A study claims millennials are growing “horns” due to smartphone usage, but it is flawed. Can you spot the problems? Image Shahar D. and Sayers M., Scientific Reports, 2019/CC BY 4.0

Science Jun 25

Smartphones aren’t making millennials grow horns. Here’s how to spot a bad study

By Nsikan Akpan

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrive at Manama's Four Seasons hotel, the venue for the U.S.-hosted "Peace to Prosperity" conference, in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019. Photo by Matt Spetalnick/Reuters

World Jun 25

U.S. kicks off workshop for Palestinian economic development

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. citizen Michael Nguyen is escorted by policemen before his trial at a court in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam on June 24, 2019. Photo via Reuters

World Jun 25

American accused of plot to overthrow Vietnam government gets 12-year sentence

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order aimed at requiring hospitals to be more transparent about prices before charging patients for healthcare services, at the White House in Washington, on June 24, 2019. Photo by Erin Scott/Reuters

Politics Jun 25

Trump says woman who accused him of sexual assault is not his ‘type’

By Associated Press

Actor Jussie Smollett leaves court after charges against him were dropped by state prosecutors in Chicago, Illinois on March 26, 2019. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters

Nation Jun 25

Chicago police release more than 1,000 files from Smollett investigation

By Don Babwin, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

Members of Mexico's National Guard patrol the border between Mexico and the U.S. as part of an ongoing operation to prevent migrants from crossing illegally into the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on June 24, 2019. Photo Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

Nation Jun 25

Migrant woman and children found dead near U.S.-Mexico border at start of summer

By David Warren, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press

Politics Jun 25

White House threatens to veto migrant aid bill

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with tribal leaders in Kerbala, Iraq, on March 12, 2019. Photo by Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen/Reuters

World Jun 25

Iran’s president says latest U.S. sanctions mean ‘permanent closure’ for diplomacy

By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press

Nation Jun 24

Hundreds of migrant children transferred from Texas facility with ‘inhumane’ conditions

By William Brangham

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What’s an advanced Russian warship doing in Havana harbor?

By Michael Weissenstein, Andrea Rodriguez, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

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By Molly Finnegan

Politics Jun 24

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By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press