Baked, fried or fileted: Fish dishes can link us to our histories
The food we grow up with says a lot about our heritage and community. Researchers are on a mission to connect people to local fishers — and introduce more Americans to a more diverse array of seafood.
Italian Journalist Sets Out To Unmask True Identity Of Author Elena Ferrante
Over the weekend, an Italian financial journalist outed the identity of author Elena Ferrante, whose pseudonym lent intrigue to her bestselling novels. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Dayna Tortorici of n+1 magazine about the outing.
U.S. Considers Efforts To Help Religious Minorities Recover From ISIS
As U.S. military planners work to help Iraqis retake territory from ISIS, the State Department is thinking about how to help Christians and other religious minorities recover from what the Obama administration has called a genocide.
Former Employees Question Trump's Story On $916 Million Tax Loss
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump is blaming an economic downturn for the massive tax loss he apparently reported in 1995. But former employees and business associates say Trump's own business decisions were mostly to blame.
Vice Presidential Candidates Prepare To Face Off In Virginia
The candidates for vice president debate Tuesday night in Farmville, Va. It's the only direct match-up between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence in the 2016 campaign.
Gloria Naylor, 'The Women Of Brewster Place' Author, Dies At 66
Gloria Naylor's debut novel, The Women of Brewster Place, won a National Book Award and became a TV mini-series starring Oprah Winfrey. Naylor has died at age 66.
European Parliament Approves Paris Climate Agreement
Nearly 200 nations agreed last December to the most ambitious deal to slow climate change ever. It looks very likely that the requisite number of countries will actually ratify the deal this week to make it official. That will set in motion the difficult process of making sure both rich and poor countries deliver on their promises to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
Supreme Court Hears First Round Of Arguments In New Term
The U.S. Supreme Court started its new term Tuesday short-handed and evenly divided just as it was last spring. That's because the Senate has refused to process President Obama's nominee to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
Oscar Brand, Host Of WNYC's 'Folksong Festival,' Dies At 96
Oscar Brand, host of WNYC's "Folksong Festival," died Friday at age 96. He hosted the program for 70 years, and he was also host of NPR's "Voices in the Wind." His show featured interviews with and songs by many of the greats of folk music.