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Immigrants around the country have staged hunger strikes over the past month to protest conditions inside detention facilities, prompting officials to…

Scientists have developed a new type of refrigeration system for Ben and Jerry's. It chills ice cream using sound waves, rather than with gases that may contribute to climate change. The "thermo-acoustic" chiller is a pricey prototype, but its creators hope the device can be produced for the commercial market. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

Immigration raids in California, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Kansas, New York and Texas have immigrant rights groups saying federal officials are cracking down, but ICE says it's not unusual.

Turin gold medal winners Joey Cheek and Chad Hedrick started out as inline skaters before moving to the ice. It's a trend in speed skating these days, but one that wasn't initially welcomed by the sport's traditionalists.

NPR speaks with acting ICE Director Mark Morgan before planned ICE raids. President Trump has said mass deportations will begin next week, though likely far smaller than the "millions" he promised.

Some local police are eagerly signing up to help ICE, but others are shying away, worried about the legal risks. NPR compares two neighboring counties on New York's Long Island.

As more and more cities are on lockdown, officials say agents will "delay enforcement actions until after the crisis or utilize alternatives to detention."

Imagine racing over a frozen lake on a wind-powered sled, hitting speeds that top 40 miles an hour. That's what ice sailors all around the world do just about anywhere water freezes. In the U.S., Lake Champlain has emerged as one of the country's best ice sailing venues.

For the first time, a NASA lander has touched Martian ice. Scientists say they are convinced white chunks dug up by the Phoenix craft are in fact frozen water on the Red Planet.

Ken Paxton's office announced Friday it has issued a request for records and documents from the Screwston Anti-Fascist Committee to identify the scope of their alleged legal violations, including an alleged connection to the Prairieland ICE Detention Center shooting.