Finding FBI Files Of The Dead
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Parker Higgins about his project "FOIA the Dead." Higgins submits a public records request for the FBI file of every person who receives a New York Times obituary.
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Restaurants Cook Up A New Way To Pay Kitchen Staff More: A Cut Of Sales
Revenue sharing is taking off in restaurants in cities like Boston and San Francisco. The model varies from place to place, but the idea is simple: funnel a percentage of sales to kitchen workers.
Rikers Island Could Be Closed And Replaced With Smaller Jails Around New York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio is committed to replacing the notorious jail amid reports of widespread violence by inmates and guards but says it won't be quick or easy. One plan would cost $10 billion.
Trump Critics And Supporters Weigh In On The White House's Way Forward
President Trump won the election in a polarized nation, and he's done scant reaching out to anyone but his supporters. Voters in two N.Y. counties answer the question: How can he move his agenda?
UConn Women Make 10th Straight Final Four Appearance
The women's Final Four basketball tournament tips off tonight and the question most are asking is whether the University of Connecticut will ever a lose game. UConn women have won 111 games in a row.
Iraq Agrees To Accept Its Citizens The U.S. Wants To Deport
Hundreds of Iraqis have remained in the U.S. after committing crimes because Iraq wouldn't take them back. Many are being deported after Iraq agreed to repatriate them.
Effects Of Atlanta's Overpass Collapse Will Rock Southeast For Months
Traffic is always bad in Atlanta, but now it's just plain awful after a fire destroyed part of Interstate 85. It won't be fixed for months. The Georgia governor has even declared a state of emergency.
Serial Killer Dubbed 'Angel of Death' Dies After Prison Beating
A former nurse's aide who was convicted of killing 37 people in Ohio and Kentucky in the 1970s and '80s died Thursday, two days after he was attacked and beaten in his prison cell.
Fast Pace Of Executions In Arkansas Has Some Worried
Next month, Arkansas officials plan to execute eight people over a 10-day period. It's the most of any state since the death penalty was reinstated. The reason for the rush? Expiring execution drugs.
This Week In Race: A Spicer Dust-Up, Muslim Latinas Speak Out, Blue Men See Red
Busy week per always: resistance to deportations, black women get spicy with the White House press secretary, and Muslim Latinas. Yeah, really.