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As The U.S. Takes In Fewer Refugees, Its Global Role Is Changing

This year saw a historic reduction in the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the U.S. Next year will be similar — reshaping the U.S.'s role in the world amid a refugee crisis.

The playground of the new day care facility for staff and lawmakers in the House of Representatives evokes the skyline and the many monuments of official Washington.

Lawmakers Hope New House Day Care Will Keep Staff On Capitol Hill

A new day care facility is opening Jan. 2 for employees in the House of Representatives which will reduce the wait list for childcare from three years down to one.

Sheila Reid, whose son Jerame was shot and killed by police in 2014, urged Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill requiring the state to investigate all police-involved deaths.

In New Jersey, Deaths At The Hands Of Police May Face Outside Scrutiny

Criminal justice advocates in New Jersey want the governor to sign a bill that requires the state attorney general's office to investigate police killings. But the attorney general opposes the bill.

Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, hours after being sworn in on the House floor, profanely called to impeach the president, prompting her own leaders to distance themselves from her comments.

Profane Impeachment Call From Freshman Democrat Gets Quick Rebuke From Top Democrats

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi downplayed freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib's expletive-laden call to impeach President Trump, and a top committee leader said it's too early to push for it.

American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, pictured in 1964, as spokesman for the Citywide Committee for Integration, at the organization's headquarters, Silcam Presbyterian Church in New York City.

In Newly Found Audio, A Forgotten Civil Rights Leader Says Coming Out 'Was An Absolute Necessity'

Bayard Rustin was an adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and the organizer behind the 1963 March on Washington. And though he was gay, his legacy remains little known among many in the LGBTQ community.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a press conference with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., to introduce legislation on expanding background checks for gun sales at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

House Democrats Pledge Passage Of Expanded Gun Background Checks Bill

Democrats unveiled new legislation to enhance background checks on the eighth anniversary of the Tucson shooting that injured former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz. But the gun lobby vows to oppose it.

Iran Says It Is Holding A U.S. Navy Vet

The country has been holding Michael R. White in prison on unspecified charges for months. A former prisoner tells NPR that he met White, who was denied a lawyer and "suffering psychologically."

Divyne Apollon II with his father, Divyne Apollon Sr., and his sisters, Deja and Devinity. Divyne, 13, plays defense for the Metro Maple Leafs based in Odenton, Md.

Team Rallies Around Black Hockey Player After He Receives Racist Taunts

At a recent ice hockey tournament, 13-year-old Divyne Apollon II was subjected to racist abuse from the opposing team. Angered by the lack of action from others, his teammates came to his defense.

How North Korea Benefits From The U.S.-China Trade War

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jung Pak of the Brookings Institution about how the trade spat between the U.S. and China benefits North Korea.

Chuck Berry in the Chess Records recording studio. <em>The New York Times</em> reports that originals of Berry's Chess catalog were burned in the 2008 Universal fire.

From Chuck Berry To Tupac Shakur: Taking Stock Of The 2008 Universal Fire

The loss from the 2008 Universal Studios backlot fire was thought to be a few movie sets and film duplicates. But Jody Rosen reports that it was one of the largest losses in recorded music's history.

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