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A woman known in court papers as Ms. A.B. is seeking asylum in the U.S. after suffering more than a decade of domestic violence in El Salvador. Attorney General Merrick Garland is vacating controversial legal decisions his predecessors issued in her case.

The Justice Department Overturns Policy That Limited Asylum For Survivors Of Violence

In a victory for survivors of domestic and gang violence, the Department of Justice on Wednesday vacated the controversial Trump-era decisions.

'Republic Of Detours' Revisits A Group Of Quirky, Depression-Era Guides To The States

Scott Borchert's cultural history of the New Deal initiative known as the Federal Writers' Program teems with colorful characters, scenic byways and telling anecdotes.

The Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Erasure In 'In The Heights'

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with The Root producer Felice León about colorism and the lack of dark-skinned Afro-Latinx representation in the film In the Heights.

A giant sinkhole in Santa Maria Zacatepec, Mexico, is almost 500 feet across and has already swallowed the house pictured above since June 9.

Larger Than A Football Field (And Growing), Sinkhole Has Swallowed 1 House, 2 Dogs

A large sinkhole has been growing at a farm in Mexico since May. It's already swallowed a house, and two dogs had to be rescued from the hole last week.

This School District Erased All Holiday Names After Dropping Columbus Day

Some institutions have dropped the name Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names.

House Passes A Bill To Commemorate Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday

The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States.

Apple Daily editor-in-chief Ryan Law is escorted by police to a waiting vehicle outside the entrance of the Apple Daily newspaper offices in Hong Kong on Thursday.

Police Arrest 'Apple Daily' Editors Under Hong Kong Security Law

The five editorial executives, including the editor in chief, were arrested Thursday morning amid a raid of the news outlets' offices.

This image made from video of a fake video featuring former President Barack Obama shows elements of facial mapping used for deepfakes that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said.

Facebook Researchers Say They Can Detect Deepfakes And Where They Came From

Deepfakes are altered photos, videos, and still images that use artificial intelligence to appear realistic. They've become harder to detect.

Pino Palladino + Blake Mills: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The prolific bassist and two-time Grammy-nominated producer and guitarist come together to distill the sonic creativity of their album, Notes With Attachments.

Virgin Australia was one of several major companies to be hit with technical issues Thursday that affected websites and mobile applications for airlines, banks and other corporations.

Airlines, Banks And Other Companies Across The World Hit In The Latest Web Outage

Websites and mobile apps were disrupted in the second major tech outage this month affecting large corporations around the globe.

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