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The possible origins of Friday the 13th and other unlucky days
The superstition of Friday the 13th isn’t as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.
R&B singer Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr., better known as 6LACK, releases a new album
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Grammy-nominated artist 6LACK about his newest album: Since I Have a Lover.
There's drama brewing in the golf world over a new ball for the professionals
by Gus Contreras
Booming drives are changing the character of some classic golf courses. Instead of making courses bigger, pro golf may change the rules for the official golf ball.(Story aired on ATC on 3/21/23.)
India's democracy is questioned when opposition leader is expelled from parliament
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Milan Vaishnav of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the state of democracy in India.
'Throughline' examines artificial intelligence — and these days AI is everywhere
Robots. Androids. The Terminator. C3P0. We've given a lot of names to AI: artificial intelligence. Some believe it's the key to humanity's future, others the first step towards our downfall.
Chabelo, Mexican children's comic, dies at 88
Mexican children's comic Xavier López — better known as "Chabelo" — has died at age 88.
Trump picks Waco, Texas, to kick off his 2024 presidential campaign
Waco is near the site of the 1993 Branch Dividian standoff. Trump's campaign dismissed the connection with extremists, saying the site was chosen because it's close to Texas population centers.
How the Facebook post, 'Kidney for Kim,' led to a donation from a stranger
by Esther Honig
Kim Pratt needed a kidney, and in 2108 she created a Facebook post looking for a potential donor. After seeing the post for the second time, CJ Johnston decided to donate a kidney to Kim.
Fed needed to raise rates because inflation is still too high, Bostic says
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, about the Fed's decision to raise interest rates again.
Besides the Manhattan DA's probe, Trump faces federal investigations
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a multitude of legal challenges. What's the status of those investigations?
'Morning Edition' welcomes Michel Martin to the host team
NPR's Michel Martin will start her new job on Monday. An NPR luminary, she was most recently Saturday and Sunday host of NPR's All Things Considered.
Whitney Houston's estate releases a new album 11 years after the singer's death
The new music could add to her lifetime total of more than 200 million record sales worldwide. The album, with six new songs, returns to her gospel roots. The collection is "I Go To The Rock."