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Remembering Alex Yurkiv, the 19-year-old behind a Christian song that went viral
by Elizabeth Blair
Earlier this year, 19-year-old Alex Yurkiv was killed in a motorcycle accident in Australia. His name isn't well-known, but he co-wrote a Christian song that's been played more than 30 million times.
One week into post-Assad rule in Syria - a view from Damascus
by Leila Fadel
Morning Edition host Leila Fadel reports from Damascus, in the first week in a half-century that the Assad family did not rule the country.
'The Nickel Boys' film adaptation is 'stunningly effective'
by Bob Mondello
Filmmaker RaMell Ross employs a unique visual strategy to tell the story of two teens trying to survive a racist Jim Crow-era reform school. The film is adapted from Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel.
A look at Italy's plan to force companies to carry insurance against risks posed by climate change
by Scott Detrow
Starting in 2025, Italy will require all Italian companies to carry insurance against natural disasters made more frequent and extreme by climate change.
Assad's fall came too late for one NPR reporter's father
by Diaa Hadid
Assad's fall came too late for the father of NPR's Diaa Hadid, who was briefly detained by Syrian forces during their occupation of northern Lebanon.
A program in D.C. raised the wages of child care workers. We check back 3 years later
by Andrea Hsu
Three years ago, councilmembers in Washington, D.C., approved a tax hike on the wealthy as a way to raise the wages of child care workers. It's led to big gains for the city's child care workforce.
Will a song ever again become a holiday fixture like 'All I Want for Christmas is You?'
by Stephen Thompson
This year marks 30 years since the release of Mariah Carey's hit, "All I Want for Christmas is You." But have any other pop singles been able to enter the holiday music canon since?