Новости за 13.02.2018

The Atlanta area is one of the toughest in the U.S. for people in the country illegally. Federal immigration authorities are aggressive, and they get help from local law enforcement and the courts.

In Austin, a political nonprofit is employing a model from the tech industry to find and train candidates. It is pitting them against each other to win campaign funding and support.

The Trump administration wants to slash funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including deep cuts to the federal housing subsidy known as Section 8.

A Valentine's music video from Skunk Bear explores the ways your brain and body change when you fall in love — and change again as love deepens and matures.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, commentator Miles Hoffman highlights the most notable of classical music couples.

The report released by Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says the cozy relationship between pain advocacy groups and pharmaceutical companies may have played a key role in the opioid crisis.

Two Baltimore police detectives in an elite gun trace task force were found guilty of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy on Monday.

The proposal says $1.5 trillion in spending is needed but allocates $200 billion over 10 years, with most of the rest of the funding burden shifted onto states and local governments.

Chloe Kim blew away the field and the crowd at the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea, winning in style at Phoenix Snow Park.

Marriage is hard — and there are signs it's become even harder in recent decades. We examine how long-term relationships have changed, and whether we might improve marriage by asking less of it.

Nutria can grow up to 2.5 feet, weigh 20 pounds and wreak destruction wherever they go. State authorities believed they were extinct but recent sightings have led to a call for the public to help.

The officers were members of an unit that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from residents and discussed covering up their crimes in wiretapped conversations.

Last month, city officials announced they had pulled 93,000 pounds of old beads out of catch basins along the parade route. So the city created a new system of bead-blockers to keep the drains clear.

Like an oddly wholesome motorcycle gang, members wear denim vests festooned with Disney trading pins on the front. Some members sport tattoos of Walt Disney himself.

One man's resignation letter said it is against his faith to follow a woman or to work with "apostates." A woman had been elected mayor and church members had lost city council seats.

The announcement by the department officially states that the Title IX civil rights law doesn't protect gender identity.

Mikheil Saakashvili faces prison time in the country he led for nearly a decade, and Ukrainian officials don't like him either. Now they've deported him to Poland, a move he has called an "abduction."

The budget would eliminate $120 million a year from an ambitious U.S. program that aims to set up an early-warning system for infectious diseases.

The women's giant slalom race was postponed due to adverse weather conditions — but a women's snowboarding event moved forward, resulting in a number of crashes and falls.

The compilation from Gilles Peterson's indie label showcases the best and brightest genre-blenders making London jazz exciting.

Gizmodo reporters Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu talk about their recent experiment in which Kashmir lived in a smart home — complete with connected bed, coffee maker, toys and more — and Suryu tracked the data being sent from all of those devices.

A new book by Kevin Allocca, YouTube's head of culture and trends, breaks down the world of viral videos. From fans of elevators to make-your-own-slime videos, online communities that form around niche interests are as vital as the videos themselves.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Sam Quinones about Purdue Pharma's announcement that it would stop promoting its blockbuster opioid painkiller OxyContin to doctors. Purdue's move comes as it faces dozens of lawsuits.

In Puerto Rico, an explosion at a major power substation plunged San Juan and the surrounding areas back into darkness on Sunday. The blackout was a further setback in the ongoing efforts to restore power to the island.

Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe won the Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children's literature, and Matthew Cordell's Wolf in the Snow won the Caldecott Medal for most distinguished American picture book for children.