The News Roundup - International
Bolivia has a new leader, protests still rage in Hong Kong, and the climate crisis continues to wreak havoc across the globe.
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Idaho's 1st Female Lawmakers Properly Honored Thanks To 11-Year-Old Student
A young Idahoan found a plaque, stuffed in a far back corner of the state Capitol, commemorating the first women elected to the state House. So she wrote a letter.
Remembering The 1989 Massacre Of Jesuits In El Salvador
On Nov. 16, 1989, six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter were killed by a group of U.S.-backed soldiers in El Salvador's capital.
In Defense Of Whistleblowers
We talk to a former whistleblower about the whistleblower that catalyzed the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
DACA Goes To The Supreme Court
The Trump administration wants to "wind down" the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals program. The Supreme Court will make the final call.
Charitable Giving Is Down. It Might Be Time To Reform The Charitable Deduction.
It's distortionary. It's regressive. And right now it only benefits a sliver of taxpayers and nonprofits. It's time to talk about the charitable deduction.
Italian Holocaust Survivor Faces Threats After Calling For Investigation Into Hate
"This is a real crisis for all of us, of all the system, of all the democracy," says the head of Rome's Jewish community. "That means that she must be protected from the hate as it was in the past."
Reporter's Audio Recordings Of D-Day Discovered After 75 Years
This week the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., received audio recordings of a reporter narrating the landing in France. A homeowner found them in the house he bought where they had been for 75 years.
The Origins Of 'Throw Him (Or Her) Under The Bus'
We try to learn where the phrase "throw him or her under the bus" came from.
'The Tubman Command' Author On Harriet Tubman As A Patriotic Veteran
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Elizabeth Cobbs about her book The Tubman Command.