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Immigrants seeking asylum are seen last year at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone as an anti-coronavirus measure.

Judge Says Coronavirus Can't Be Used As Reason To Quickly Deport Unaccompanied Minors

Judge Emmet Sullivan issues a preliminary injunction, telling agents to stop the rapid expulsions of kids arriving with no adult. Since March, nearly everyone seeking asylum has been turned back.

United Nations Sounds The Alarm On Humanitarian Crisis In Ethiopia

The conflict in Ethiopia has prompted aid groups to sound the alarm on a deteriorating humanitarian situation as tens of thousands of Ethiopian refugees flee the fighting into neighboring Sudan.

Fourteen auditors began the manual recount of around 71,000 presidential ballots in Macon, Ga., on Friday, part of a statewide recount of about 5 million votes cast across Georgia.

As Georgia's Hand Recount Concludes, Vote Count Shows Biden Still Ahead

Thousands of workers across the state have counted each ballot to ensure that President-elect Joe Biden did narrowly defeat President Trump in the Nov. 3 contest in Georgia.

Women Veteran Health Services Expanded Through Roseburg V.A.

According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, women are the fastest growing population in the military today. So, the demand for equitable,…

Oregon Department of Corrections and community colleges come to new agreement

The Oregon Department of Corrections last month said it was ending its contracts with the six community colleges across the state that provide its adult education programming. Now, the agency said, a new agreement is on the table.

Coronavirus Outbreak In Medford Senior Care Facility Surges Past 100 Cases

Coronavirus cases are surging in senior care facilities across Oregon. An outbreak at one facility in Medford is topping the charts.

Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber of Lake Forest, Ill., is slated to be the U.S. Naval Academy's first African American female brigade commander. It's the highest student leadership position at the academy.

The 1st Black Female Brigade Commander At Naval Academy: 'I Have The Heart To Do It'

Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber reflects on the historic nature of her selection as leader of the academy's 4,400 students, her plans for the future and what the appointment means to her family.

Facebook is under pressure to to do more to remove hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content from its platform.

Facebook Says It's Doing A Better Job Of Catching Hate Speech Before Users See It

The social network says hate speech accounts for a tiny fraction of the posts people see. It's relying on automated systems to catch it, but is under pressure to do better.

"It's something that I've always thought that was important, ever since I was a kid, to laugh," Thundercat says. "Being able to laugh is one of the best feelings ever."

Play It Forward: Thundercat Eases Loneliness With Trippy Music

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Thundercat about his latest album, It Is What It Is, the importance of laughter and the artist he's grateful for, Louis Cole.

Lindsay Wootton's mother, Tracy Larsen, and grandfather, Bert Porter, were able to see each other during a special visit arranged by the ICU. Both of them died of COVID-19.

After Losing Mother, Grandfather To COVID-19, Woman Asks Everyone To Do Their Part

"I wish that people can look into their heart and listen to what's being asked," said Lindsay Wootton of Utah. "Wear masks, limit your gatherings. Let's limit it to preserve our families."

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