A Stitch In Time Saves A Life In 'A Single Thread'NPR - Denny S. BryceFrom small things, greatness. This line from Tracy Chevalier's new A Single Thread perfectly sums up a story about how a needle and the right stitch can change the course of a life. A Single Thread focuses
Portraying Celia: The Role Of A Lifetime (Or Two)NPR - Marisa Arbona-RuizSometimes destiny seems to drop a little hint of goodness you could never imagine coming your way. For Cuban-born Aymée Nuviola and Puerto Rican-born Jeimy Osorio destiny played out to the tune of Celia
NPR 'Show Won't Go On': Book Compiles Performers Who Died On StageNPR NPR's Scott Simon interviews Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns about their new book: The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage.
Saudi Arabia Trump Deploys Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil FacilityNPR - Tom Bowman The president authorized the deployment of additional U.S. forces to strengthen air and missile defenses around Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon announced late Friday.
Military For A Black Woman In The Military, Harassment Was Its Own BattleNPR - Aisha Turner, Emma BowmanInspired by her father's passion for military service, Denise Baken joined the Army in 1975 at age 24, looking to follow in his footsteps. But the retired colonel didn't realize how closely her father's
Texas Imelda's Aftermath Floods Southeast Texas NeighborhoodsNPR NPR's Scott Simon talks to Houston Chronicle reporter Brooke Lewis about the toll the effects from Tropical Depression Imelda have taken on Texas.
WNBA Saturday Sports: Antonio Brown, Soccer Vs. Politics, WNBA PlayoffsNPR - Scott Simon , Tom Goldman The New England Patriots have released receiver Antonio Brown. Apparently politics and Major League Soccer do not mix. And, we're down to the semi-finals of the WNBA playoffs.
Vaping Cases Of Serious Lung Illnesses Due To Vaping Grow DramaticallyNPR - Allison Aubrey It was a bad week for the vaping industry, with new reports of vaping related illnesses and Walmart announcing it will stop carrying vaping products.
Politics White Liberals Adopt More Progressive Positions On RaceNPR - Asma Kahlid Some Democratic candidates have called President Trump a white supremacist. They're in sync with a base of white liberals who have dramatically shifted their attitudes on race in recent years.
Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint Focuses On Trump's Request To Ukraine's PresidentNPR Dustin Volz of The Wall Street Journal tells NPR's Scott Simon that President Trump, according to sources, repeatedly pressed Ukraine's president to dig up dirt on Joe Biden's son.
Culture Navigating Culture And Crushes In 'Frankly In Love'NPR - Scott SimonDavid Yoon's debut novel has set off commotion, excitement, and a movie option. It's Frankly in Love, in which we meet Frank Li, a high school senior and a self-described nerd, who, with his best friend
Cokie Roberts Opinion: Remembering Cokie RobertsNPR - Scott SimonCokie Roberts was fierce and funny, hard-nosed and kind-hearted. She was steeped in politics, as the daughter of two Louisiana pols, Hale and Lindy Boggs, and enjoyed the game. But she also elevated politics
Bill de Blasio NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Ends 2020 Presidential BidNPR - Brigid Bergin New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his campaign for president on Friday. Are New Yorkers glad to have him back to his mayoral duties full time?
NPR The Week In Politics: Whistleblower Complaint Against TrumpNPR Reviewing the week's news: NPR's Scott Simon and NPR Senior Washington editor Ron Elving discuss the significance of the intelligence community's whistleblower complaint against President Trump.
El Salvador Deal With El Salvador Aims To Stem Flow Of Migrants Into U.S.NPR - Emily Green The U.S. and El Salvador have entered into an asylum agreement that would allow the U.S. to refuse migrants and send them to the crime-plagued Central American country.
California California's Homeless Advocates Puzzled By Trump's ThreatsNPR - Pam Fessler As President Trump escalated his battle against California's Democratic leaders and threatened to intervene in the state's homelessness crisis, experts said his proposals could make matters worse.
Cokie Roberts 'She Touched Their Lives': Friends, Family Gather To Remember Cokie RobertsNPR - Scott DetrowFriends, family, reporters and politicians are gathering Saturday morning in downtown Washington, D.C., to remember journalist Cokie Roberts. Roberts died Tuesday at age 75, of complications from breast
Culture 'A Cosmology Of Monsters' Blends Freaky Frights And Family FeelsNPR - Jason Heller"How long until the world hollows me out?" Eunice Turner asks her younger brother Noah in one of her many letters to him — most of them suicide notes. That question lies at the heart of A Cosmology of
Georgia Politics Want To Be The Next Georgia Senator? Apply Now!NPR - Emma HurtNearly the moment Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson announced his plans to resign late last month, rumors and speculation started flying about whom Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp would appoint to fill the seat.
Kids Sidewalk School Aims To Give Migrant Kids A Sense Of StabilityNPR - Reynaldo Leaños Jr.It's back-to-school time on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border and in the border town of Matamoros, Mexico, migrant children are attending a different kind of classroom. Volunteers have created a pop-up
Antonio Brown Patriots Release Antonio Brown After Another Sexual Misconduct AllegationNPR - Doreen McCallisterThe New England Patriots on Friday released wide receiver Antonio Brown, who had only been with the team for a short time, after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct. The defending Super Bowl
El Salvador U.S., El Salvador Sign New Asylum Deal To Stem Tide Of MigrantsNPR - Richard GonzalesThe United States and El Salvador signed an agreement Friday aimed at deterring the flow of migrants seeking to enter this country by requiring them to seek asylum in that Central American nation on their
Twitter Twitter Removes Thousands Of Accounts For Manipulating Their PlatformNPR - Peter TalbotTwitter permanently suspended thousands of accounts in its ongoing effort to fight the spread of disinformation and political discord on its platform, the company announced Friday. The accounts originated
World News Trump Sends Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil FacilitiesNPR - Richard GonzalesPresident Trump has authorized the deployment of additional U.S. forces to the Middle East to strengthen air and missile defenses around Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon announced
Trump Administration 23 States Sue Trump Administration In Escalating Battle Over Emissions StandardsNPR - Colin DwyerJust two days after the Trump administration revoked California's right to set its own emissions standards for automobiles, the state has fired back. California, 22 other states and several major cities
Antonio Brown New England Patriots Cut Antonio BrownNPR - Esteban BustillosThe New England Patriots have cut Antonio Brown after just 11 days with the team. The wide receiver is accused of sexual assault and his future in the NFL is now in doubt. To the NFL now. The New England
Music Through Grief and Growing Pains, Kemba Creates 'Gilda'NPR - Audie Cornish , Fatma TanisGrief can feel like a new world emerging, swallowing up the reality you once knew and expanding into something entirely all-consuming. New York rapper Kemba used that monolithic feeling to create his label
Politics Background On The Intelligence Community Whistleblower's ComplaintNPR - Audie Cornish , Ryan LucasWhat was so concerning that a U.S. intelligence official filed a whistleblower complaint? That's the question in Washington. When asked about it, President Trump tried to put the focus on Joe Biden. What
Cigarettes Walmart To Stop Selling E-CigarettesNPR - Alina SelyukhWalmart says it will stop selling electronic cigarettes, at namesake stores and Sam's Club locations. The nation's largest retailer is responding to growing health concerns around vaping, especially among
Photography PHOTOS: Drag Queens In South Africa Embrace Queerness And TraditionNPR - Lee-Ann Olwage, Sasha IngberWhen Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie dresses in drag, she doesn't typically go for on the sequins and feather boas worn by performers on RuPaul's Drag Race. A post-graduate student of education at Stellenbosch
