Around the Nation

Ga. Senate Race Is Surprisingly — And Expensively — Close

10:04am November 02, 2014

by Sarah McCammon

With control of the Senate up for grabs, Democrats are pinning their hopes on a seat in Georgia. Michelle Nunn, the daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn is neck-and-neck with Republican David Perdue.

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Can Changing How You Sound Help You Find Your Voice?

9:55pm November 01, 2014

by Laura Starecheski

Women's voices are often criticized, especially at work. We're called "shrill," told we "lack authority." Here's the story of two women who changed their voices in a quest to be heard.

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More than 65 percent of first marriages today are between couples already living together. For millennials, cohabitation is almost a rite of passage.

Arts

Millennials Navigate The Ups And Downs Of Cohabitation

6:24pm November 01, 2014

by Connor Donevan

Millennials are more likely to live with the person they're dating than previous generations were — it's practically a rite of passage. So what does that means for their relationships?

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Adam Driver starred in Tracks, This Is Where I Leave You and What If — all out this year. He says there are surprising similarities between two of his other biggest roles, on HBO's Girls and in the new Star Wars film. "If you think about breaking it dow

Arts

Actor's Calendar: 'Girls,' 'Star Wars,' Taking Theater To The Military

6:24pm November 01, 2014

by NPR Staff

Adam Driver is famous for his role in HBO's Girls and his major (and mysterious) part in the next Star Wars film. Less famous: The former Marine's nonprofit organization, Arts in the Armed Forces.

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A viral video called "10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman" shows the harassment a woman faces walking the streets of New York. Most of the men who street-harass, catcall, yell and follow the woman are black and Latino.

National

Video Calls Out Catcallers, But Cuts Out White Men

2:54pm November 01, 2014

by Kat Chow

In the video, most of the men who street-harass, who catcall, yell sand follow the woman are black and Latino. Noticeably absent from the video? White men.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington gave the GOP response to President Obama's State of the Union address in 2014. She's set to easily win re-election to a sixth term next week.

Politics & Government

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Is No GOP Bench Warmer

2:31pm November 01, 2014

by Juana Summers

McMorris Rodgers says she wants to see more women run — and get elected — to Congress. That's why she's taken on a leadership role, raising money for female Republicans and mentoring them, too.

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National

Virgin Galactic Crash Raises Questions About Private Space Ventures

2:25pm November 01, 2014

NPR's Scott Simon talks to reporter Joel Glenn Brenner about the Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two crash. She knew both pilots who were on board the spacecraft.

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National

At This Museum, Falling Back An Hour Takes The Whole Weekend

2:25pm November 01, 2014

When Daylight Saving Time arrives, who adjusts all those old clocks? Noel Poirier, director of the National Watch and Clock Museum, tells NPR's Scott Simon he has to turn back 60 pendulum clocks.

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Education

Jury Finds Tradition Is No Excuse For Brutal Hazing

2:25pm November 01, 2014

by Greg Allen

Dante Martin faces a possible 22 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of fellow Florida A&M band member Robert Champion.

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Virgin Galactic 'Spaceship Two' Crashes In Calif.

7:41pm October 31, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

The Virgin Galactic Spaceship Two was undergoing a test flight when it crashed in the California Desert. The spaceship is designed to take tourists to space.

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