Syrian Refugees Caught Up In Egypt's Political Crisis
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: In Egypt, the ouster of President Mohammad Morsi has changed things - not just for Egyptians but also for another group of Arabs living in that country. It's a story of...
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View ArticleIn Iraq, Laying Claim To The Kebab
When you hear the word "kebab" in America, you might think of skewers with chunks of chicken or beef and vegetables, marinated and grilled on coals or gas. But say "kebab" in the Middle East, and it...
View ArticleDwindling Middle Class Has Repercussions For Small Towns
My parents moved away from Lincoln, Ill., two decades ago, when I was in college. I hardly ever get back there. But my mom still works in Lincoln, and it was to Lincoln I headed to meet her this fall,...
View ArticleThousands Fall From Middle Class After RV Industry Collapse
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: We're going to take a close look, now, at the human cost when an industry shuts down. Oregon has kept detailed records on what happened to thousands of people who lost...
View ArticleU.S. Grave Science Marked By Risk Aversion And Bureacracy
In part two of a joint investigation by NPR and ProPublica, we look at the agency charged with bringing home and identifying the 83,000 American war dead. It's stymied by an extreme aversion to risk....
View ArticleDeportees To Mexicali Wait For Another Chance To Cross Into U.S.
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. With Linda Wertheimer, I'm David Greene.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep.It was the middle of a sunny day when our road...
View ArticleHoping To Slim POW-MIA Bureaucracy, Hagel Makes One Out Of Two
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced the creation of a new defense agency charged with merging the multiple divisions currently responsible for finding and identifying the more than 80,000...
View ArticleImmigrants Feel Like Targets As Deportations Increase
Morning Edition spent a lot of time recently reporting from the U.S.-Mexico border. President Obama has deported 2 million people from the U.S. But many say that number is misleading.
View ArticleWhy Is A French Economist's 700-Page Book So Popular?
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The hot book out right now is called "Capital in the Twenty-First." It's a rather wonky tome about inequality by French economist Thomas Piketty. He's been selling out...
View ArticleAlbuquerque Police Face Federal Scrutiny, Local Outrage
Kenneth Ellis III was shot and killed by police in a 7-Eleven parking lot in Albuquerque, N.M.He is among the dozens of people local police have shot over the last four years, 25 of whom have died. The...
View Article17 Primary Candidates Vie For Rep. Henry Waxman's Seat
When the Democrat from Southern California announced his retirement earlier this year, he opened up a seat that had been occupied for decades. The top-two vote getters will face off in November.
View ArticleFarm Workers' Low Wages Hinder San Joaquin Valley's Economy
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK, that's the national picture. Let's zoom in on a region that stands out for its high unemployment, Central California's San Joaquin Valley. NPR's Kelly McEvers went to...
View ArticlePentagon Decides To Dig Up Remains Of Long-Lost Soldier
After years of refusing to act, the U.S. military has decided to disinter the possible grave of Pvt. Arthur "Bud" Kelder, a POW from World War II who is buried anonymously in an American war cemetery...
View ArticleOn Calif. Cattle Ranch, Students Wrangle With Meaning Of Manhood
For All Things Considered's "Men in America" series, NPR's Kelly McEvers sent this report on Deep Springs College — the all-male college that her husband attended, and where he and McEvers have both...
View ArticleTommy Ramone, Co-Founder Of The Ramones, Dies At 65
Tommy Ramone, born Tom Erdelyi, has died at age 65. The drummer was the last living member of the legendary punk band he helped create.
View ArticleAfter Factory Layoffs, Struggling To Stay On The Economic Ladder
Lynn Eldredge has worked hard for the past three decades. But somehow, it's still not quite enough.Eldredge started his working life in the Air Force, and eventually found a steady job in a factory in...
View ArticleWhere Activists See Gray, Albuquerque Police See Black And White
To understand the tension between the cops and some people in Albuquerque, you have to go back to a Tuesday in April.It was after the Justice Department had accused the Albuquerque police of engaging...
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Islamic State Beheads British Aid Worker, Makes New Threat
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. People who call themselves the Islamic State have...
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Feds Monitor LA's Fashion District After Money Laundering Raid
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Law enforcement officials in Los Angeles think they've found something nefarious in the world of high fashion...
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