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A public library in Ohio is celebrating the life of one of its most loyal patrons, a retired social worker named Dan Pelzer.
On a reporting trip, Here & Now's Chris Bentley and Peter O'Dowd traversed the Blues Trail in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri has died. One of the leading Latin musicians of his generation, Palmieri founded a number of seminal bands. NPR’s Luis Trelles shares a remembrance. This article ...
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When we experience a difficult emotion, such as anger, sadness or anxiety, many of us try to push those feelings down instead ...
All of Harvard University's recent legal cases have started on the desk of federal Judge Allison Burroughs of Massachusetts.
A long-term study of mountain gorillas finds that when female gorillas move into a new group, they pick one that contains buddies they've lived with before.
In July, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs unveiled a new alert system for missing people in the state. It’s called a Turquoise Alert and is similar to an Amber or Silver Alert. It was initially intended to ...
That’s according to a new federal report, which says consuming a lot of these types of foods can cause serious health problems.
Arizona's voucher program spends taxpayer funds to send students to schools that are not in the public system.
As the Trump Administration’s mass deportation effort continues, many picked up by U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement end up in jail to await legal proceedings with no possessions and no ability ...
Americans get about 55% of our calories from tasty, cheap — and unhealthy — manufactured foods, the latest data from CDC says. For kids, the percentage is even higher.