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Acting Customs and Border Protection director Mark Morgan speaks with reporters in the briefing room at the White House, on Nov. 14, 2019.

CBP Chief Admits Officers 'Overzealous'; Critics Say Iranians And Others Targeted

The head of CBP says the Seattle field office was "corrected" after it questioned hundreds of Iranian-American citizens at a border crossing. But advocates fear this wasn't an isolated mistake.

Former Justice Department Official Steps Into The Spotlight

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates following her speech at the Democratic National Convention in support of presidential candidate Joe Biden.

A sign for a recent graduate is bent but not burned in Blue River, Ore., eight days after the Holiday Farm Fire swept through its business district.

Oregon District Offers Online Learning After Wildfire Postpones School

The Oregon school district hardest hit by wildfire is scrambling to create some normalcy and hold classes online. It's unclear how many families can participate since so many are displaced.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Ottawa, Ottawhy?; Chicken McFluffy and Doritos Taco Merlo-cos.

Hurricane Laura formed early Tuesday morning and has shown signs of becoming better organized as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico. Laura is forecast to make landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Laura Is Forecast To Hit U.S. Gulf Coast As Category 4 Hurricane

The storm is expected to have winds of at least 130 mph — a Category 4 storm — when it makes landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border. Its storm surge could be up to 14 feet.

An image from the briefing video on the Yarnell Hill fire shows the area near Yarnell, Ariz., where the fire trapped and killed 19 firefighters in the Granite Mountain hotshots crew.

Report On Arizona Hotshots' Deaths Finds A Communications Gap

The 19 firefighters who died after being trapped by an Arizona wildfire in late June were only about 600 yards from a designated safety zone at a ranch, according to a task force formed by the Arizona State Forestry Division to investigate the firefighters' deaths.

Project Xpat: Thanksgiving In Faraway Lands

Celebrating a holiday in another country, Americans sometimes have to make do or do without.

Chinese 100 yuan bank notes being counted at a bank in Huaibei, in eastern China's Anhui province, in 2013. Undeclared income — sometimes the proceeds of corruption, often just of unclear provenance — is estimated to make up a staggering 12 percent of China's GDP.

Lure Of China's Gray Economy Reaches Rich And Poor

The proceeds from corruption, and legal and ethical gray areas, are a daily fact of life in China. The practice of gray income, which shows no sign of abating, may make political reforms more difficult.

In his new memoir, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is unsparing in his criticism of Congress.

Gates Unleashed: Ex-Defense Chief Goes Scorched Earth On Congress

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates doesn't spare Congress in his new memoir, comparing Capitol Hill hearings to "kangaroo courts," and even suggesting some members need mental health assistance.

Vampire Weekend's <em>Modern Vampires of the City</em> was the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2013.

Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums of 2013

See what albums NPR listeners picked in our year-end poll for the best music of 2013.

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