Join The Morning Edition Book Club: We're Reading 'Deep Down Dark'
Welcome to the first meeting of the Morning Edition Reads book club! Here's how it's going to work: A well-known writer will pick a book he or she loved. We'll all read it. Then, you'll send us your...
View ArticleFrom Touchdowns To Takeoff: Engineer-Athlete Soared To Space
As part of a series called "My Big Break," All Things Considered is collecting stories of triumph, big and small. These are the moments when everything seems to click, and people leap forward into...
View ArticleScott Simon: 'We Don't Fully Grow Up' Until We Lose Our Parents
In July 2013, some 1.2 million Twitter users followed a remarkable series of tweets from NPR's Scott Simon. He was sending updates from the hospital room where his mother was living the last days of...
View ArticleCelebrating Passover: The History And Symbolism Of Matzo Balls
Nothing says Passover like a good bowl of matzo ball soup. That's according to Joan Nathan, chef and grande-dame of Jewish cooking, who spoke to Steve Inskeep of NPR's Morning Edition about the...
View ArticleYes, Real Cars Fell From Real Planes For That 'Furious 7' Stunt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDxQPRnIMdA Furious 7, the highest-grossing movie so far this year, is the latest over-the-top, explosion-filled, car-centric installment in the Fast and Furious...
View ArticleAt 81, The Man Behind Big Bird Sees 'No Reason To Quit'
Big Bird, the towering yellow bird with confetti feathers from Sesame Street, will eternally be 6 years old, but his character is nearly 50. The man behind Big Bird, Caroll Spinney, is 81 — and has no...
View ArticleOften Employees, Rarely CEOs: Challenges Asian-Americans Face In Tech
A new report on diversity in Silicon Valley shows that Asians and Asian-Americans are well-represented in lower-level positions — but, in comparison, severely underrepresented at the management and...
View ArticleSimone Dinnerstein On A Trip To Cuba And Making Music Out Of Difficulty
Classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein is just back from Havana, where she performed with Cuba's National Youth Orchestra. She is also working with young people back in her hometown, New York. One of her...
View ArticleIn A Tight Spot, Abducted Family Struggled For Freedom — And Hope
Twenty years ago, and just days before Halloween, Janette Fennell and her husband returned home from a night out with friends, only to find an unpleasant surprise waiting for them. When they pulled...
View ArticleRubio Steps Up Presidential Campaign In New Hampshire
Until recently, Sen. Marco Rubio has kept a fairly low profile in the GOP presidential race. Now he's starting to show momentum, and is eclipsing his political mentor Jeb Bush.
View ArticleWalking The Beat In Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, Where A New Day Began Together
His is not just a gentle voice; for many people, it's a very familiar one, too. For 25 years, Francois Clemmons played a role on the beloved children's program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Clemmons...
View ArticleAt South By Southwest, The Sounds Of Cuba Come To Texas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tg2zxpndI0 As President Obama touched down in Cuba over the weekend, Cuban artists were making waves at the SXSW music festival in Austin.Organizers of the so-called...
View ArticleAcross The Country, Vigils Honor Victims Of Orlando Attack
Vigils, marches and rallies were held across the country and the world on Monday evening to remember the victims of the deadly attack in Orlando, Fla.Events were held in New York, Vermont, Florida,...
View ArticleFact Check: Trump And Clinton Debate For The First Time
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head to head Monday night in the first presidential debate.NPR's politics team, with help from reporters and editors who cover national security, immigration,...
View ArticleFact Check And Full Transcript Of The Final 2016 Presidential Debate
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton debated Wednesday night in Las Vegas — the final time before the November election.NPR's politics team, with help from reporters and editors...
View ArticleLive Election Coverage From NPR
NPR’s politics team will be here all night with up-to-the-minute results, news, analysis and updates from around the country.
View ArticleTranscript: Hillary Clinton Concedes To Donald Trump
TIM KAINE:Thank you so much. Please, please have a seat. My wife Anne and I are so proud of Hillary Clinton. I'm proud of Hillary Clinton because she has been and is a great history maker in everything...
View ArticleWatch Live: Comey Testifies Before Senate Intelligence Committee
Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday morning. The crux of his highly-anticipated remarks was released by the Senate panel Wednesday — and it...
View ArticleRep. Ross Says Florida Needs More Funds For Disaster Relief
David Greene talks to GOP Rep. Dennis Ross of Polk County, who says he won't support a bill to keep the government open through the holidays unless Congress approves more disaster relief for his state.
View ArticleWatch Live: Kavanaugh, Ford Testify Before Senate Committee
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her in high school, Christine Blasey Ford, are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee....
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