Month: April 2019
Trump Wants U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza To Lead Small Business Administration
The president says he will nominate Carranza, who served as deputy administrator for the SBA under President George W. Bush, to replace Linda McMahon. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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Wildfire Rips Along South Korea’s Eastern Coast, Prompting National Emergency
“I escaped from the burning house right after I brought out my dog. I couldn’t bring anything else with me,” one man says of the rush to flee the fire. (Image credit: Kangwon Ilbo via Getty Images)
Read MoreHow A Decade Of Netanyahu Has Reduced The Chances Of A 2-State Solution
A decade ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly backed a Palestinian state. Now as Israel heads to elections, he has campaigned on his opposition to one.
Read MoreNews Brief: Boeing Latest, Trump Border Trip
We look at how Boeing is responding to Ethiopian investigators who found that despite following all of the safety procedures provided by Boeing, the crew was unable to prevent the crash.
Read MoreHouse Votes To End U.S. Support For Saudi-Led War In Yemen
NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., regarding the House resolution invoking never-before-used powers to demand the Trump administration withdraw support for the war in Yemen.
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View From Mexico On Trump’s Border Shutdown Threats
President Trump travels to the U.S. Southern border Friday in a week when he’s repeatedly threatened to shut that border completely. We hear about how Mexico is responding.
Read MoreThe U.S., China And The Semiconductor Industry
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra about his stance on the U.S. government supporting the domestic semiconductor industry and China’s semiconductor ambitions.
Read MoreU.S. Resettling Record Low Numbers Of Refugees
Despite a global refugee crisis, the United States is closing its doors. Refugee resettlement is near record lows, even for minorities whose plight the Trump administration has highlighted.
Read MoreUK has responsibility to act as Libya crisis deepens
Libya is descending into another bout of factional warfare.
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