Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Democrats push for immigration enforcement officers to unmask
Democrats have introduced legislation in California and New York, as well as in Congress, requiring officers to show their faces as anger mounts about the "secret police" vibe of ICE officers.
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An abuse survivor speaks out about the Justice Department's handling of Epstein files
Danielle Bensky, who met Jeffrey Epstein when she was a young ballerina, is speaking out against the Justice Department's decision not to release additional documents about his case.
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The effect that the rescission package could have on global health
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Atul Gawande, previously the assistant administrator of USAID, about the effect that the rescission package could have on global health.
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Conservative-leaning thinktank weighs in on what's next for the Education Department
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Petrilli, head of the education policy thinktank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department.
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MLB will be using robo-umpires for tonight's All-Star Game
MLB first introduced automated robot umpired during spring training earlier this year and believes they're ready for prime time.
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Lower crime and birth rates mean America's prisons are emptying out
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Keith Humphreys, professor at Stanford, about the falling prison population in the U.S., and the reasons behind that trend.
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Texas flooding leaves more than a dozen people dead, 20 missing
At least 13 people are dead after a "catastrophic" storm and flooding in Texas.
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A look at different definitions of America through music
On America's 249th birthday, we look at the different definitions of America by revisiting NPR's American Anthem series.
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Cooking with Chef Roy Choi
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with chef Roy Choi about his new cookbook, The Choi of Cooking: Flavor-Packed, Rule-Breaking Recipes for a Delicious Life.
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Pre Civil-War Wisconsin law does not ban abortion, says state Supreme Court
A law from 1849 does not ban abortion in Wisconsin. That's what the state Supreme Court decided Wednesday.