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NPR Music Features Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Discussing Jazz and New Album 'Filin'

NPR Music Features Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Discussing Jazz and New Album 'Filin'

NPR Music Features Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Discussing Jazz and New Album 'Filin'

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Continue Third-Country Deportations Pending Legal Review

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Continue Third-Country Deportations Pending Legal Review

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration's request to continue its policy of deporting individuals to countries other than their home countries, while the justices consider the legality of the practice. This decision temporarily halts a lower appeals court ruling that had blocked these 'third-country removals.' The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the matter in December to determine whether migrants must be given a meaningful opportunity to object before being sent to countries where they have no established ties. The Trump administration has utilized this policy to deport thousands of individuals to various nations, including Mexico, Liberia, and Guyana, asserting it as a crucial tool for removing certain criminal aliens. However, immigrant advocates argue that many of these individuals face significant safety risks, including potential torture or persecution, in these third countries. The Court's order did not provide a specific reason for staying the lower court's injunction,...

Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy

Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy

The Supreme Court will allow President Donald Trump’s administration to continue deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal

Hurricane Polo's remnants bringing more rains to flood-struck US Southwest

Hurricane Polo's remnants bringing more rains to flood-struck US Southwest

Hurricane Polo smashed into the western coast of Mexico Tuesday before the storm’s soggy remnants headed toward the U.S. Southwest where residents already were struggling with floods

El Chapo Offered Sinaloa Cartel Information to Mexican Government for Sons' Rescue

El Chapo Offered Sinaloa Cartel Information to Mexican Government for Sons' Rescue

Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, the notorious drug lord, offered to provide intelligence on the operations of the Sinaloa Cartel to the Mexican government. This offer was made in exchange for assistance in rescuing his sons, Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán, who were kidnapped by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in August 2016. Renato Sales Heredia, former national security commissioner during the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto, revealed this information in an interview. Guzmán, described as 'extremely distressed' by the kidnapping, sought to convey his willingness to cooperate to the Secretary of the Interior and President Peña Nieto. The kidnapping occurred while Iván Archivaldo was celebrating his birthday at a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, when an armed group abducted him, his brother, and four companions.

Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central US as another Pacific hurricane forms

Tropical Pacific moisture drenches central US as another Pacific hurricane forms

Tropical weather that surged onshore from the Pacific is soaking more of the U.S. while forecasters announce yet another hurricane off the coast of Mexico

Guy Raz Acquires Full Ownership of 'How I Built This' Podcast, Partners with Vox Media for Expansion

Guy Raz Acquires Full Ownership of 'How I Built This' Podcast, Partners with Vox Media for Expansion

Guy Raz Acquires Full Ownership of 'How I Built This' Podcast, Partners with Vox Media for Expansion

Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Perform Latin American Ballads in NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Perform Latin American Ballads in NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Melissa Aldana and Gonzalo Rubalcaba Perform Latin American Ballads in NPR Tiny Desk Concert

The MacArthur Foundation’s ‘genius’ fellows: The full 2026 class list

The MacArthur Foundation’s ‘genius’ fellows: The full 2026 class list

Doctors of the World Advocates for Abortion Rights, Highlights Healthcare Workers' Resistance

Doctors of the World Advocates for Abortion Rights, Highlights Healthcare Workers' Resistance

Doctors of the World, a not-for-profit organization, is amplifying the voices of healthcare professionals who support individuals seeking abortions. On International Safe Abortion Day, the organization released a report titled 'Caring and Resistance: Voices of Healthcare Workers Advocating for the Right to Abortion.' This report compiles over 47 testimonies from healthcare workers across 15 countries, including Myanmar, France, Benin, and Mexico. These accounts detail the diverse realities faced by those seeking abortions and the challenges encountered by professionals providing support in contexts where abortion access is obstructed, stigmatized, or criminalized. The testimonies highlight obstacles and violence, but also the strength derived from commitment and solidarity. The organization emphasizes that providing care in such environments often becomes an act of resistance against stigma and external control over bodily autonomy. The report underscores the importance of person-centered care, providing c...

Former Mexican Security Commissioner Reveals New Details on 'El Chapo' Guzmán's Capture and Extradition

Former Mexican Security Commissioner Reveals New Details on 'El Chapo' Guzmán's Capture and Extradition

Renato Sales Heredia, Mexico's former national security commissioner, has disclosed previously unknown details regarding the capture and extradition of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán. In an interview for the podcast 'Penitencia,' Sales clarified aspects of the 2016 operation that led to Guzmán's arrest in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, and his subsequent extradition to the United States in January 2017. Sales stated that the initial police encounter was not a targeted search for Guzmán but rather a response to a stolen red Ford Focus. Guzmán and his associate, Jorge Iván Gastélum, 'El Cholo Iván,' had stolen the vehicle after abandoning a previously stolen Jetta. When confronted by federal police, Guzmán reportedly revealed his identity after 'El Cholo Iván' failed to negotiate their release. Sales also corrected a scene depicted in the Netflix production 'La Captura,' noting that the instruction for an officer to handcuff himself to Guzmán to prevent separation occurred at the airport, not in a motel room as portrayed. ...

U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts Mexican Fishers Illegally Harvesting Red Snapper and Sharks in U.S. Waters

U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts Mexican Fishers Illegally Harvesting Red Snapper and Sharks in U.S. Waters

The U.S. Coast Guard has detained 11 Mexican fishers for illegally harvesting 1,350 pounds of red snapper and nine sharks in U.S. federal waters. The interdiction occurred after the fishers were discovered operating north of the Maritime Boundary Line on February 6. They were using three 'lanchas,' which are small, fast boats often employed to quickly cross into U.S. waters, illegally catch fish, and then return to Mexico. The Coast Guard seized the fishers' catch and gear, and the individuals were subsequently turned over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for processing. This incident follows another recent capture of a lancha crew that had illegally taken 200 pounds of fish off the Texas coast, indicating a pattern of such illicit activities in the Gulf of Mexico.