Claudette Colvin sits for a portrait, Feb. 5, 2009, in New York. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julie Jacobson/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was […]
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The best gift we can give the departed is to keep their sparkle alive : NPR
NPR’s Scott Simon with a Santa mug. Caroline Simon/NPR hide caption toggle caption Caroline Simon/NPR There was a clatter in our kitchen just after midnight Thursday and I crept down to find a large man in a red suit and tall black boots with his long white beard at our refrigerator. “Got any leftover pad […]
Cartagena’s iconic horse carriages give way to electric buggies : NPR
In Cartagena’s Old City, horse-drawn buggies still clip-clop over colonial streets — but not for much longer. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images CARTAGENA, Colombia — Cartagena sits on Colombia’s Caribbean coast and for decades it has been one of the country’s most […]
Donald Trump and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman give remarks in White House meeting – live updates | Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi crown prince arrives at White House Mohammed bin Salman arrived at the White House to fanfare and a jet flyover moments ago, as he seeks to further rehabilitate his global image after the brutal 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and deepen ties with Washington. Making his first White House visit in more than […]
Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s tariffs, but some may give leeway
In one of the most significant legal cases for President Donald Trump’s administration, the Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of the president’s claim of unbounded tariff authority — though some of the justices signaled a potential willingness to give the president some flexibility on foreign trade. While the Trump administration faced broad skepticism from […]