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Major Snow Storm Shuts Down Transportation Along East Coast

6:27pm January 22, 2016

by David Schaper

The snowstorm predicted to dump up to two feet of snow on parts of the East Coast is also expected to bring just about every mode of transportation but sleds to a standstill. Airlines are cancelling thousands of flights from the Carolinas to New England. Washington, D.C., is shutting down the metro, while roads and rails are expected to be completely impassible. And those who didn't plan ahead may wind up stranded.

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Film Academy Votes To Increase Diversity

6:16pm January 22, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Following criticism of the lack of diversity in this year's Oscar nominations, the academy has voted to approve changes aimed at doubling the number of women and people of color by 2020.

IKEA Executive On Why The West Has Hit 'Peak Stuff'

5:43pm January 22, 2016

IKEA's Chief Sustainability Officer Steve Howard tells NPR's Ari Shapiro how his company plans to keep expanding even while he says many in the Western world have lost their appetite for more stuff.

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz campaigning in Milford, N.H.

Politics Podcast: Hot Peppers, Attack Ads And The Return Of Sarah Palin

5:39pm January 22, 2016

by NPR Staff

The team discusses the growing rift between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, the return of a certain Alaskan politician and Hillary Clinton's surprising go-to snack on the campaign trail.

'Ain't Got No Home': Why Woody Guthrie Despised Donald Trump's Father

5:18pm January 22, 2016

Will Kaufman, a professor of American literature and culture at the University of Central Lancashire, says he has discovered unpublished lyrics by Woody Guthrie, in which the folk singer denounced Fred Trump, Donald's father. The elder Trump happened to be Guthrie's landlord in the early 1950s.

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FBI Probe Uncovers Corruption In Allentown, Penn.

5:05pm January 22, 2016

by Andrea Seabrook

Covert recordings, political bribes, raided offices and now, federal indictments. An FBI probe is dismantling an entire political administration after uncovering deep corruption within. But these politicians aren't in Congress or even in a state governor's office. This scandal is ripping through the tiny city council of Allentown, Penn., and the FBI is throwing everything it's got into the investigation.

A researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. This species transmits the Zika virus.

The Zika Virus Takes A Frightening Turn — And Raises Many Questions

5:05pm January 22, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

Concern continues to grow over the outbreak of Zika virus in Latin America. The virus has been linked to severe brain damage in babies.

Katerina Maylock teaches a college test preparation class at Holton Arms School in Bethesda, Md. The current version of the SAT college entrance exam is having its final run, when thousands of students nationwide will sit, squirm or stress through the nea

A History Of The SAT In 4 Questions

5:05pm January 22, 2016

The SAT has gone through big changes since 1926. The test reflects the nation's biases and times. Here's our subjective tour of the exam's history — in four questions.

Week In Politics: Presidential Campaigns Gear Up For Iowa Caucuses

4:20pm January 22, 2016

As the presidential primary polls get tighter, attacks are getting sharper. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post about the Democratic and Republican races.

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Powerful Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc On The South

4:13pm January 22, 2016

by Emily Siner

While Washington D.C., and other cities on the East Coast deal with snow, folks in the Deep South got hit too. People in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and North Carolina all got slammed.