Fact Check: Cruz's Misleading Charge About Rubio And Refugees
Did Marco Rubio design a law that would let the president invite refugees into the U.S. without background checks? No.
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Was That Steak Raised In The USA? Soon, It'll Be Hard To Know
Congress looks set to repeal requirements for country-of-origin labels on packages of meat at the grocery store. The labels declare where an animal was born, raised and slaughtered.
At Counterterrorism Center, Obama Reassures Americans About Security Threat
President Obama visited the National Counterterrorism Center Thursday for a pre-holiday briefing on security precautions. It was another high-profile opportunity for the president to try to reassure Americans after attacks in Paris and San Bernardino that his administration is taking the threat of terrorism seriously.
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert In Hospital Recovering From Stroke
Hastert, who pleaded guilty this fall in a case about millions of dollars in hush money, has been hospitalized since early November, his attorney says, recovering from a stroke, sepsis and surgery.
Harper's Runs Official Retraction From Stephen Glass, Nearly 18 Years Later
The former journalist was revealed to be a fraud in 1998 after a number of his stories were found to be fabricated. The retraction is the first ever issued in the magazine's 165-year history.
U.N. Security Council Calls For Crackdown On ISIS Funding Streams
The U.N. Security Council meets for the first time on the subject of how to clamp down on the various ways ISIS raises money — from oil sales to extortion.
Walter Leonard, Pioneer Of Affirmative Action At Harvard, Dies At 86
NPR's Ari Shapiro and Harvard University President Emeritus Derek Bok remember Walter Leonard. Leonard helped pioneer affirmative action for Harvard University, a model that rippled across other colleges in the country. He died this week at the age of 86.
Oil Industry Ups And Downs Price Out Longtime Residents Of Fracking Towns
The sudden ups and downs of the oil and gas industry can feel like whiplash for rural communities seeing an influx of workers. Affordable housing has been a challenge. With the current slowdown in drilling, rental prices have dropped, but they're still much higher than they were pre-boom, leaving low-income and senior people still struggling to find a place they can afford.
New Orleans Shifts Away From Symbols Of Old South
The City Council votes to remove four prominent Confederate monuments. The decision comes after four decades of work by activists — and months of heated debate.
Privacy Advocates Sound Alarm On Cybersecurity Provision In Spending Bill
One of the provisions attached to the $1.1 trillion spending bill allows companies to share their customers' data with other companies and the government. Backers of the measure say it will help fight cyber attacks. But privacy advocates argue it will give the government easy access to Americans' personal information and does little to stop cyber crimes.