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Remembering Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Red Sox reporter Ian Browne about the life of Major League Baseball player Tim Wakefield, who was known for throwing a knuckleball.
Hurricane Idalia pushed flamingos up the East Coast. Some people hope they'll stay
by Julia Cooper - WLRN
Hurricane Idalia brought some Flamingos from Mexico to the eastern United States. Now some hope the birds will stay and breed there.
Gen. Mark Milley looks back at the war in Afghanistan during exit interview
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with now-retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley about the U.S. military's departure from Afghanistan.
Howard University receives a replacement for Hattie McDaniel's missing Oscar
by Marc Rivers
Hattie McDaniel's Oscar went missing from Howard University decades ago. Howard celebrated McDaniel's legacy Sunday as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences replaced the missing plaque.
Labor leader and political strategist Laphonza Butler will take over for Feinstein
by Scott Shafer
California's governor appointed Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, to fill a senate seat previously occupied by the late Dianne Feinstein. That decision could affect who wins that seat next.
Trump's civil fraud trial begins in New York
by Andrea Bernstein
Former President Donald Trump sat in a New York courtroom on the first day of his $250 million fraud trial. AG Letitia James claims he and his executive team engaged in fraudulent business practices.
Celebrate the romance of tarantulas' mating season at this Colorado festival
by Shanna Lewis
Tarantulas are looking for love in southeastern Colorado. The city of La Junta capitalizes on the spiders' annual season of romance by hosting a tarantula festival.
EU foreign ministers meet in Kyiv as bipartisan U.S. support for Ukraine wavers
by Joanna Kakissis
As bipartisan support in the U.S. wanes, Ukraine hosts foreign ministers from the European Union, which continues to view Russia's war on Ukraine as an existential threat.
A woman was bracing for her boyfriend's anger. Then a stranger stepped in
Renee was in an emotionally abusive relationship. At the airport one day, she said a stranger helped remind her that she's worthy of compassion.
Two scientists win Nobel Prize for research that led to COVID-19 vaccines
by Rob Stein
Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine played a crucial role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines.
What to know about Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX before his crypto financial fraud trial
by David Gura
NPR's David Gura speaks with Zeke Faux of Bloomberg News about the upcoming trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX.
The controversial cases that lie ahead in the Supreme Court's new term
by Nina Totenberg
The Supreme Court is back on the bench for a new term full of cases involving controversial issues — like guns, abortion, social media and more.