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A Doggone Good Celebration: Shelter Dogs Graduate Cook County Jail Training Program

By Cheryl Corley • 6 hours ago

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A recent graduation at Cook County Jail in Chicago featured no caps, no gowns, not even balloons. But NPR's Cheryl Corley was there, and as she reports, it was a doggone good celebration - for shelter dogs. Get it? Dogs that are now trained and no longer at risk of being euthanized.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOGS BARKING)

U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Drone After Iran Says It Seized Small Tanker In Persian Gulf

By Jackie Northam • 6 hours ago

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A recent graduation at Cook County Jail in Chicago featured no caps, no gowns, not even balloons. But NPR's Cheryl Corley was there, and as she reports, it was a doggone good celebration - for shelter dogs. Get it? Dogs that are now trained and no longer at risk of being euthanized.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOGS BARKING)

Trump Backs Away From Chants Of 'Send Her Back' That Broke Out At N.C. Campaign Rally

By Tamara Keith • 6 hours ago

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A recent graduation at Cook County Jail in Chicago featured no caps, no gowns, not even balloons. But NPR's Cheryl Corley was there, and as she reports, it was a doggone good celebration - for shelter dogs. Get it? Dogs that are now trained and no longer at risk of being euthanized.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOGS BARKING)

Kids And Grownups Alike Wowed By Rocket Projected On The Washington Monument

By Martin Austermuhle • 6 hours ago

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A recent graduation at Cook County Jail in Chicago featured no caps, no gowns, not even balloons. But NPR's Cheryl Corley was there, and as she reports, it was a doggone good celebration - for shelter dogs. Get it? Dogs that are now trained and no longer at risk of being euthanized.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOGS BARKING)

Acting Head Of Customs and Border Protection Says New Asylum Rule In 'Pilot' Phase

By Vanessa Romo • 6 hours ago

Mark Morgan, acting head of Customs and Border Protection, said Thursday that the Trump administration's new asylum rule, unveiled earlier this week, is being rolled out as a small "pilot" and that officials expect it to be blocked in court.

The rule is a major change in U.S. asylum law. It denies asylum protection to most migrants arriving at the Southern border unless they first apply in a country they passed through on the way.

Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings Weighs In On Acting DHS Secretary's Testimony

By editor • 6 hours ago

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A recent graduation at Cook County Jail in Chicago featured no caps, no gowns, not even balloons. But NPR's Cheryl Corley was there, and as she reports, it was a doggone good celebration - for shelter dogs. Get it? Dogs that are now trained and no longer at risk of being euthanized.

(SOUNDBITE OF DOGS BARKING)

Regionally Speaking, Thursday, July 18, 2019

By Chris Nolte • 9 hours ago

Today: Our conversation with Lake County Democratic Party chairman Jim Weiser on the new candidates on the general election ballot -- some of whom are just getting involved in local politics. Lakeshore Public Radio's Dee Dotson talked with "Grace Beyond Borders" founder Marcus Martin about the Aug.

Young Democrats Talk Faith In Politics At National Convention In Indianapolis

By Brandon Smith • 9 hours ago

Young Democrats say faith in politics is a critical tool in the path forward for their party and the country.

2020 Census: Undercounting Young Kids Could Limit Indiana's Federal School Funding

By Jeanie Lindsay • 11 hours ago

The U.S. census determines billions of dollars in federal funding for Indiana – including for schools – and education leaders across the state are on a mission to make sure every Hoosier child gets counted in 2020.

The Water Crisis In Chennai, India: Who's To Blame And How Do You Fix It?

By editor • 17 hours ago

One of Chennai's biggest reservoirs, Chembarambakkam Lake, is now a cracked, windswept mud flat. There are swarms of insects as big as hummingbirds, stray goats nibbling at dust-coated shrubs and what look like a few water buffalo — but no water. A massive pipe that's supposed to carry water into the city is empty.

At N.C. Rally, Trump Continues Attack On 4 Democratic Congresswomen

By editor • 17 hours ago

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In Rome, Uncollected Trash Festers In Scorching Heat

By Sylvia Poggioli • 17 hours ago

Rome is known as the Eternal City. Over many centuries, it has been sacked by marauders and repeatedly resurrected from decline. But this summer, Roman residents are being tested by a massive trash crisis that has prompted doctors to warn of the possible spread of diseases as birds, vermin and wild animals scavenge amid the rotting refuse.

Already, flocks of cawing seagulls have replaced traffic roar as the soundtrack of Roman life.

11-Year-Old Set Up Sidewalk Stand To Sell Beer. No, Not That Kind — Root Beer

By editor • 19 hours ago

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James Earl Jones Returns As Mufasa In 'Lion King' Remake

By editor • 19 hours ago

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After a lot of hype, Disney has walked up to a cliff's edge to show the world its latest remake.

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White House Says Turkey Can't Buy New F-35 Fighter Jets

By Tom Bowman • 19 hours ago

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The United States has called off a giant arms sale to Turkey. This is a big deal because Turkey is a NATO ally, a major power positioned between Europe and the Middle East. Now the U.S. says it will not sell Turkey up to 100 highly advanced and super-expensive F-35 warplanes. This comes after Turkey chose to buy other weapons from Russia. NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman is with us now. Good morning.

TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Good morning, Steve.

Lakeshore Sports for 7-18-19

By Tommy Williams • 23 hours ago

Boy, did the Railcats pick up a much needed win last night at U.S. Steel Yard. We'll tell you how they did it coming up on sports, plus we'll talk about a big time comeback by the Oilmen in their game with Joliet which unfortunately came up short.

In Lost Essay, Langston Hughes Recounts Meeting A Young Chain Gang Runaway

By Ari Shapiro • Jul 17, 2019

When Steven Hoelscher first came across an essay with Langston Hughes' name on it, he says it felt "totally random." Hoelscher, a professor at University of Texas at Austin, was doing research in the archives of an investigative journalist named John L. Spivak.

'No Meaningful Oversight': ICE Contractor Overlooked Problems At Detention Centers

By Yuki Noguchi • Jul 17, 2019

Last October, Osny Kidd was arrested outside his Los Angeles apartment and taken to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Adelanto, Calif.

"I was in handcuffs from feet to waist to arms. I arrived there in chains," Kidd says. Over 76 days, he says, he was strip searched, subject to filthy conditions, denied medications, and briefly placed in solitary confinement.