Hang 20: Abbie Girl Takes Top Pooch In World Dog Surfing Championship
The dogs are scored by a group of three judges. "No. 1 is stay on the board and No. 2 is looking happy," one judge explained.
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Company's Line Of Rainbow-Themed Swastika T-Shirts Backfires
KA Designs introduced a "new" swastika, promising to reclaim the ancient symbol from the stigma of Nazi Germany. Not surprisingly, it didn't work.
Trump's 'Working Vacation' Marks Decline Of Presidential Get-Away
President Donald Trump is taking a 17-day "working vacation" at his golf club in New Jersey. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalist Matthew Algeo, who says president's aren't really able to take real vacations anymore.
Chicago Police Superintendent Responds To City's Lawsuit Over Sanctuary Cities
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson about the city's lawsuit against the Department of Justice after the department threatened to withhold certain grant funding from Chicago and other so-called sanctuary cities.
Fox News' Seth Rich Story Echoes Previous Problems For Owner Rupert Murdoch
Revelations about Fox News' role in concocting a baseless story on the death of a young Democratic staffer has problematic echoes for the network's controlling owner, Rupert Murdoch, who had to shut down the biggest paper in the United Kingdom for outcry over its reporting on a dead British girl.
Google Engineer's Criticism Of Diversity Programs Sparks Controversy
A Google engineer's critique of the company's diversity programs is stoking controversy. The male engineer wrote that women aren't suited for tech jobs for "biological" reasons. Google executives are now trying to tamp down the furor as the memo ricochets around the tech industry and beyond.
FBI Continues Investigation Into Minnesota Mosque Explosion
After the FBI said an improvised explosive device badly damaged the office of an imam in Minnesota, questions remain about who did it and why. The governor is calling the incident an act of terrorism, but the FBI hasn't publicly labeled this incident as either a hate crime or domestic terrorism.
U.N. Security Council Passes New Sanctions On North Korea
The United Nations Security Council passed new sanctions on North Korea over the weekend. It is estimated that the country will lose about a third of its exports and hard currency, but the U.S. has previously struggled to get countries to follow up on sanctions.
'Wonder Woman' Continues Hot Streak In Mediocre Summer For Hollywood
Wonder Woman continues to make progress at the box office in a summer dotted with hits and misses. While most movies stay in theaters for two weeks, Wonder Woman is still playing in more than 1,000 theaters after 10 weeks.
Scientists Prepare For 'The Most Beautiful Thing You Can See In The Sky'
You'd think that after hundreds of years of watching total solar eclipses, scientists would know all they'd need to about that particular phenomenon. You'd be wrong.