Family

National

A mother and son come back to StoryCorps for a final interview

8:18am November 17, 2023

by Jo Corona

Jackie and Scott Miller, a mother and son, first came to StoryCorps in 2008, and Jackie revealed a secret. Jackie is now 88, and her health is declining. They came back for one more conversation.

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Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she was last seen at her residence in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. Twenty-five years later, her family is still hopeful for her safe return as they continue the search efforts for her.

National

25 years later, a Georgia mother isn't giving up on finding her missing daughter

1:47pm November 16, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she vanished from her family's porch in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. She has not been heard from or seen ever since.

A mother with her baby in the transit zone of terminal A at Brussels Airport, in Zaventem, on November 4, 2022.

National

What questions do you have about traveling with children?

10:55am November 16, 2023

by Treye Green

As holiday travel picks up over the next several weeks, many parents are preparing to hit the highway, train tracks, and friendly skies with their little ones.

Wildland firefighters on the Spring Creek Fire in Colorado on July 2, 2023.

A massive pay cut for federal wildland firefighters may be averted. But not for long

5:14am November 16, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

A long running effort to permanently boost pay for thousands of federal wildland firefighters is finally gaining traction in Congress but fire managers warn it could be too little too late.

Would-be home buyers are battling high prices and high interest rates, but some are finding a way to make it work.

Economy

Tough housing market is luring buyers without kids and higher incomes

7:27am November 14, 2023

by Scott Horsley

A report from the National Association of Realtors shows the average home buyer this past year had a six-figure income. Others face challenges in a period of high prices and costly home loans.

Jose Grajeda and daughter, Victoria. "If I wanted to go to sleep as a child, I would go cuddle with my mom and she would give me piojito," he says — Spanish for "little lice." The late Peruvian linguist Martha Hidlebrandt described piojito as "gently scratching the scalp of a child as if he were being relieved of the itching of imaginary lice" — hence the name.

Health & Safety

You don't need words to calm a grumpy kid. Parents around the world use a magic touch

7:26am November 12, 2023

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Modern parents are told to TALK with an agitated kid to improve their mood. But in many cultures, mom and dad opt for a soothing caress to induce tranquility. Neurologists explain why it works.

Grandfather and granddaughter outside the family ger â or yurt. A study of Mongolians studied living in gers showed higher rates of satisfaction than those living in urban housing, a finding the authors relate to the Mongolian emphasis on nature and freedom.

Health & Safety

What makes Mongolia the world's most 'socially connected' place? Maybe it's #yurtlife

7:18am November 11, 2023

by Katya Cengel

A Gallup survey ranks countries based on degree of "social connectedness" people feel with friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, even strangers. We asked Mongolians why they think they top the list.

A man looking for his estranged uncle found him in America's largest public cemetery

4:44pm November 06, 2023

Two years ago, a former detective set out to track down an uncle who'd been estranged for decades. But early in his search he made a disappointing discovery — his uncle Cesar Irizarry had died.

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National

A love story in 2 parts: A couple who each lost a spouse find each other

5:11am November 03, 2023

Christine Berro and Andy Keeler interviewed each other in 2007 shortly after their wedding. It was a second marriage for both. Sixteen years later, and still married, they came back to StoryCorps.

Go the Distance, the best party mode in Move It!, still isn't quite as engaging as the game's co-op Story Mode.

'WarioWare: Move It!' transforms your family and friends into squirming chaos imps

11:04am November 01, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

WarioWare has always been ludicrous, but the new game's frantic motion controls make it more absurd than ever. Its co-op especially soars, unlike its party modes.