Erika Ryan
Stories
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Three months later, a survivor reflects on the Texas floods
Three months after floods hit central Texas, senior editor at Texas Monthly Aaron Parsley shares his experience when he and his family were swept away by rushing water and how they're moving forward.
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The Supreme Court clears the way for ICE agents to treat race as grounds for immigration stops
As ICE immigration enforcement intensifies across the country, a Supreme Court ruling permits racial profiling as grounds for immigration stops.
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Shrinking middle class threatens U.S. stability, says Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, about the U.S. intelligence community and national security.
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The novel 'Buckeye' explores forgiveness, war and a forbidden kiss
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Patrick Ryan about his new novel, Buckeye.
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Devastating earthquake in Afghanistan leaves locals displaced, aid workers scrambling
NPR's Juana Summers talks with the International Rescue Committee's country director of Afghanistan, Sherine Ibrahim, about the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern mountainous region.
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Singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards on new album and her definition of 'Billionaire'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to singer and songwriter Kathleen Edwards about her new album, Billionaire.
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Murder in a small town means 'We Are All Guilty Here,' writes novelist Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter talks about her 25th book -- "We are All Guilty Here" - with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly. It's a small town murder mystery - that twists and turns until the end.
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The White House is getting a new ballroom. A former White House historian reacts.
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Edward Lengel, former Chief Historian of the White House Historical Association, about President Trump's plans to build a ballroom at the White House.
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Do conservatives have a role in challenging Trump's foreign policy?
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Nearly a hundred unmarked graves of incarcerated Black boys might get recognition after 150 years
A burial site with about 100 mostly unmarked graves has existed for over a century in a Maryland field — most likely the resting place of Black boys confined in a segregated detention center.