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Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates arrives for a ceremony for FBI Director Chris Wray at the FBI Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28, 2017. Yates is considered a potential pick for President-elect Joe Biden's attorney general.

Who Might Joe Biden Select To Lead The Justice Department?

Democrats have condemned what they call inappropriate closeness between the White House and Justice Department in the Trump era. That means picking an attorney general and other personnel is tricky.

Code Switch Staffers Pick Their Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

NPR's podcast about race, ethnicity and culture digs deep into the Tiny Desk archives.

Grim Milestone: U.S. Reaches 250,000 Deaths From COVID-19

Coronavirus case numbers are exploding across the country. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reached 250,000 on Wednesday, with a caseload of over 11.3 million.

Todd Anderson is a single dad raising four children in Mackinaw City, Mich. "I'm pretty honest and open with them," he says. "They know we're in a spot right now."

12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts

If Congress doesn't compromise and pass another relief bill, a new study finds a staggering number of Americans will lose a critical financial lifeline as the pandemic worsens.

Demonstrators advocating the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel, known as BDS, gather for a protest last year in Paris. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a new policy specifically countering the global BDS campaign.

Trump Administration Labels Movement To Boycott Israel 'Anti-Semitic'

The same day Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid an unprecedented visit to Israeli settlements, he also announced policies targeting the movement to boycott, divest and sanction the country.

During the transition from President George W. Bush to President Barack Obama, Bush administration officials shared with the incoming Obama administration intelligence about a terrorist threat to disrupt Obama's 2009 inauguration, a threat that ultimately did not come to pass.

History Suggests Delay In Trump-Biden Transition Could Mean Danger

National security experts argue for a smooth transition, which some administrations have accomplished, but any transition between President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden may be rocky.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan takes his mask off as he arrives for a press conference to address COVID-19 concerns in Annapolis, the state capital, on Tuesday.

Maryland Governor Orders Early Release Of Inmates To Stem Spread Of Coronavirus

Inmates must test negative for COVID-19 before their release. No one convicted of a sexual offense or crime of violence is eligible. The move is to protect both prisoners and prison employees.

Nearly 5,000 salmon spawning streams throughout the Tongass National Forest provide an abundance of food for a variety of species including bears, eagles, ravens, and people. (©Amy Gulick/amygulick.com)

'Where Forest Meets The Sea': The Uncertain Future Of The Tongass National Forest

Alaska's Tongass National Forest is one of the largest intact temperate rainforests in the world. And now, the Trump administration is opening half of it up to logging and development.

CV - Streaming the Future: Impact of Cable News Networks and Social Media

Fall 2020 UIS Lunch & Learn Series - Streaming the Future: Impact of Cable News Networks and Social MediaPanelists:Amanda Vinicky, Correspondent and…

In August a broken cable that supported a metal equipment platform created a 100-foot (30-meter) gash to the Arecibo radio telescope's reflector dish. Giant, aging cables that support the radio telescope are in danger of failing, and the National Science Foundation has announced the telescope will be dismantled.

World-Renowned Arecibo Radio Telescope Set To Be Dismantled

Arecibo has been a vital resource for radio astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric studies and solar system astronomy. Now, it's set to close due to structural damage.

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