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Migrant parents who were reunited with their children but remain in detention began a hunger strike Wednesday inside of a family jail in South Texas, in protest of the constant legal limbo.

The DOJ is charging a circuit judge of obstructing ICE and concealing a person without legal status, in a potential escalation of clashes between the executive and judiciary over immigration.

Some federal immigration agents have been using masks to cover their faces when arresting migrants. But an NPR investigation found agents are also disguising their vehicles.

By Sterling Burnett, KERA 90.1 commentatorDallas, TX – Oil is the dominant source of energy for transportation, as well as a feedstock for plastics,…

The Pop Up Studio in Scranton, Pa., is challenging residents to turn potholes into something more artsy. Such as oysters on ice, a bowl of spaghetti or a sudsy sink.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Anne Bancroft. Bancroft and Liv Arnesen have recently become the first women to cross Antarctica on skis. The last leg of their journey measures a relatively small part of the total distance-- though it is equivalent to the distance across France. And because of ice forming off the coast of Antarctica, their boat is leaving on February 22 -- with or without them.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with author Rick Moody about his new collection of stories called Demonology. Moody is best known for his book, The Ice Storm, which drew comparisons to John Updike and John Cheever. In Moody's new book, several of the 13 stories examine the complexities of grief and loss. (11:30) (Demonolgy is published by Little,B

As the extent of Hurricane Katrina's threat to New Orleans became evident, trucks with water and ice were not positioned as planned. And when they were finally told to move, they were sent hundreds of miles away from most of the people in need.

Taiwanese immigrant entrepreneurs have found success in the United States selling a popular drink they brought with them from home. Known as bubble or pearl tea for the balls of tapioca at the bottom of the drink, it's poured over ice and usually blended with milk and sugar. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Novelist Rick Moody is the author of The Ice Storm which was made into a film, and the short story collection Demonology. He calls his new book, The Black Veil, a "sort of non-fiction novel." It parallels Moody's investigation of his own family's history of depression. He found that one of his ancestors -- a clergyman -- was the inspiration for Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "The Minister's Black Veil."