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After recent attempts at gun control spurred unprecedented sales, firearms makers may be facing a new challenge: overcrowded gun racks.
Since Memorial Day, border advocates and social service providers in Arizona have been responding to a sudden and substantial rise in the number of women and children arriving after having fled violence and severe conditions in Guatemala and Honduras. Service providers became overwhelmed as the numbers of people arriving at the Greyhound bus station in Tucson, Ariz., grew to 100 per day. They needed help in providing these migrant women and children with food, water and health and legal services, and the local labor movement quickly stepped in.
Dense fog and low visibility were reported at the time of the crash. Only the pilot was on board.
Dense fog and low visibility were reported at the time of the crash. Only the pilot was on board.
A recent interview of Morgan Freeman by CNN host Don Lemon lit a firestorm of conversation. Freeman argued that his personal success, and that of Lemon’s, made it clear that racism was not a factor in closing America’s growing problem of inequality. Freeman argued that inequality was a crisis because a vibrant middle class was needed for the growth of the economy and stability of society, and the current chasm between the 1% and the 99% was unhealthy. Clearly, Freeman’s views on inequality are incontrovertible, so why the storm about his statement on the role of race?
A battle between Donald Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is brewing over 20-foot stainless steel letters spelling out Trump’s surname on his Chicago condo and hotel tower. NBC’s John Yang reports.
One of America’s legendary stage and screen actresses passed away Wednesday. She earned an Oscar nomination in 2008 for her role in “American Gangster.”
The former prisoner of the Taliban arrived in Texas overnight, returning to the U.S. for the first time in five years. He’s yet to see his family. NBC’s Katy Tur reports.
Iraq is inching closer to civil war as militants push closer to the capital city of Baghdad. Meanwhile, the White House weighs military options. NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel reports.
A new study reveals the length of time most fathers take off work to be with their newborns.
