Ameera, A 6-Year-Old Afghan, Prepares To Walk Out Of U.S. Military Hospital
Earlier this year, a 6-year-old girl was shot and badly wounded during a firefight between U.S. and Afghan forces and the Taliban. Her father, a Taliban fighter, her mother and some siblings were all...
View ArticleIn 'Confirmed Kills,' Iliza Shlesinger Cloaks Social Commentary In Comic Rants
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger has a lot to say about what it's like to be a lady these days — and what things could have been like in the past. "Do you think for a second, that if women were physically...
View ArticlePolice Videos Aren't Going Away. How Can We Learn From Them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysGtZdeZT0k Editor's Note: This story includes videos and descriptions of violent encounters between police and civilians, as well as language that may not be...
View Article'I Think It's Hard To Be A Person': Aimee Mann On Compassionate Songwriting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en8HZ6X20Og Aimee Mann 's music has always been characterized as melancholy. So on her new album, Mental Illness , she decided to lean into the stereotype. "A friend of...
View Article'Aggressive Yet Sublime': A Looter, Nirvana And The Los Angeles Riots
When you talk about the unrest that broke out in Los Angeles 25 years ago after the Rodney King verdict, one thing people usually remember is the looting. People went into stores and just walked out...
View ArticleWhat's Next? Sixth Season Of 'Veep' Probes Post-Presidential Life
Julia Louis-Dreyfus — who plays U.S. Vice President Selina Meyer on the HBO comedy Veep -- says that growing up in Washington, D.C., and later living in Los Angeles helped her prepare for the role: "I...
View ArticleDon't Be Fooled: 'Generation Wealth' Is More About Wanting Than Having
Plastic surgery, private jets, toddlers in designer clothes, magnums of champagne — Lauren Greenfield's 500-page photo collection , Generation Wealth , shows all of that. But this book isn't just about...
View ArticleFood Critic Now Halfway Through Taco-A-Day Quest. Will He Fold?
One taco is good, but two tacos are better. By that reasoning, hundreds of tacos should be incredible. And Mike Sutter, food critic for the San Antonio Express-News , is now about halfway through his "...
View ArticleFormer New Mexico Governor Discusses His Role In Otto Warmbier Negotiations
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Hamilton County Coroner's Office in Cincinnati is investigating the death of Otto Warmbier. A public funeral is planned for Thursday. The...
View ArticleCongress Has A Rich History Of Legislating In Secrecy
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Senate Republicans are still working on their version of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. And they're doing...
View ArticleBefore Her Teacher's Murder, This 'Keepers' Witness Was Already Living A...
This story includes content some readers may find disturbing. Who killed Sister Cathy Cesnik? The Baltimore nun and school teacher was murdered in 1969, and in the Netflix documentary series The...
View Article'GLOW' Co-Creators Explain Why Wrestling Is Like Greek Theater
If you ask Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, wrestling was just better in the 1980s: They say it was less slick, less violent, more fun — even silly. There were easier entry points, too. "Liz and I will...
View Article'You're Never Too Old To Screw Up': Keegan-Michael Key On 'Friends From College'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkAK9QRe4ds You might remember Keegan-Michael Key as the fast-talking, quick-moving comedian on the award-winning Comedy Central sketch show Key and Peele . The show...
View ArticleThis 10-Pound Keyboard From The 1980s Is Making A Comeback
Only a well-trained ear might be able to hear the difference between a generic keyboard and the IBM Model F keyboard that was popular in the 1980s. The Model F is considered by many people to be the...
View ArticleWho's The True Boss Of Snopes? Legal Fight Puts Fact-Check Site At Risk
You may have read that Bigfoot was found dead on a lake shore in New Mexico this summer. He wasn't. You can learn about that hoax here from the myth-busting and fact-checking site Snopes. You may have...
View ArticleU.K. Bans Gas And Diesel Cars Starting 2040: Electric Cars Are The Future
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Leaders in the U.K. want to make it illegal to drive a car with a gasoline or diesel engine. Britain's environmental secretary says the...
View ArticleEx-U.S. Air Force Airman Responds To Trump's Military Ban On Transgender People
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A ban on transgender service members could mean that trans men and women would not be able to serve openly. And to understand how that would...
View ArticleSenate Health Care Debate To Dismantle Obamacare Continues
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The Senate is on its second day of debate on a Republican health care bill to remake the Affordable Care Act. The only thing that is certain...
View ArticleSessions Has Long Shown Unwavering Support For Trump
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The relationship between President Trump and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is not getting any better. In an interview with The New...
View ArticleMuslims In The U.S. Face Increased Discrimination, PEW Report Says
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There are an estimated 3.3 million Muslims in the United States, and that number is growing. Today the Pew Research Center released a...
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