Human Interest

Crew arrives on ISS to replace astronauts 'stranded' in space for 9 months

2:44am March 16, 2025

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were only supposed to be in space for about a week when they launched in June, but problems with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft extended their journey for months.

Lightfoot Solomon Michaux: The Black preacher and broadcaster who feuded with MLK

6:46pm March 15, 2025

Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux was a renowned Black preacher and broadcaster. Radio Diaries' series "Making Waves" looks at his life and his contentious relationship with Martin Luther King Jr.

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'Wait Wait' for March 15, 2025: With Not My Job guest Amanda Seyfried

12:30pm March 15, 2025

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Amanda Seyfried and panelists Peter Grosz, Fortune Feimster, and Emmy Blotnick

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Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website

11:20pm March 14, 2025

Articles, photos and videos that are seen as promoting DEI will be removed under the new approach.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 To Launch From Cape Canaveral In Dragon Capsule

NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts to the ISS

2:12pm March 14, 2025

The arrival of the new crew will pave the way for the return of two astronauts who have been "stuck" on the station since June of last year.

Joe Maslanka was known for his kind heart and his barroom brawls

4:20am March 14, 2025

by Halle Hewitt

Joe Maslanka moved to Collegeville, Penn., in 1971, bought a local bar, kicked out the biker gang that hung out there and moved in upstairs. His family visited StoryCorps for a remembrance.

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Echoes of the Pandemic: Five years after lockdowns began, ER doctor JJ Hoff shares his reflections

5:00am March 13, 2025

by April Laissle

In 2020, Duke Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. JJ Hoff was still in training, working as a resident in the ER. In our new series, he shares stories about the cases that have stayed with him, and how health care workers have coped with a once unthinkable crisis.

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Mission launches to retrieve 2 astronauts from the ISS

5:41pm March 12, 2025

A SpaceX capsule will launch from Florida to the International Space Station. The capsule will bring home Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who spent several months longer than planned on the ISS.

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NASA's latest space launch: 'Stranded' astronauts and messy politics

6:00am March 12, 2025

President Trump and Elon Musk claim the Biden administration abandoned two astronauts in space. But the publicly available evidence suggests a different story.

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SpaceX craft to launch to retrieve 2 astronauts who have been swept up in politics

4:18am March 12, 2025

by A Martínez

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch Wednesday to the International Space Station. It's expected to bring back two astronauts who've had an unexpectedly long stay that's become mired in politics.

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