History

William Portwood, who died less than two weeks after NPR confirmed his involvement in the 1965 murder of Boston minister James Reeb, poses for a photograph in front of his home in Selma, Ala.

National

NPR Identifies 4th Attacker In Civil Rights-Era Cold Case

10:58am June 18, 2019

A fourth man was involved in the 1965 attack on civil rights worker and minister James Reeb, but that man was never identified or charged in Reeb's murder, an NPR investigation revealed.

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Apple's Scary Buying Power And The Woman Who Named It

8:33am June 18, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Celebrating the legacy of Joan Robinson, the British economic theorist who named a powerful — and increasingly worried about — force in the economy.

Politics & Government

House Panel To Consider Slavery Reparations Proposals

5:24pm June 16, 2019

A House Judiciary subcommittee will hold a hearing this week focused on reparations for slavery. NPR's Michel Martin talks about it with Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democratic Congresswoman from Texas.

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Dorothy Counts-Scoggins Honored At High School She Integrated In 1957

5:19pm June 16, 2019

by Gwendolyn Glenn

In 1957, Dorothy Counts-Scoggins integrated her school in Charlotte, N.C. Now students at her old campus unveiled a plaque to honor her.

World News

Hong Kong's Winding History

8:03am June 16, 2019

Victoria Hui, a Hong Kong native and political scientist at the University of Notre Dame, explains Hong Kong's political history as protests continue there.

Scientists exhumed 10 wooden braziers from eight tombs at the ancient Jirzankal Cemetery in what is now western China. Many of the braziers held stones that were apparently heated and used to burn cannabis plants.

Pass The Brazier: Early Evidence Of Cannabis Smoking Found On Chinese Artifacts

8:35am June 15, 2019

by Pien Huang

Humans have been smoking pot to get high since the first millennium B.C. Archaeologists have found early evidence of cannabis use from wooden bowls exhumed from ancient tombs in western China.

Archivists Say Voice Discovered In Mexico's National Library May Be Frida Kahlo's

5:58pm June 14, 2019

A recording of what is thought to be the voice of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has was made public this week. Archivists who are digitizing and preserving a collection discovered it.

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Politics & Government

Friday News Roundup - International

4:39pm June 14, 2019

Acts of violence against protesters, a 13-0 victory in the World Cup and more made headlines.

World News

A Brief History Of U.S.-Mexican Relations

3:40pm June 14, 2019

Commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions and talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the history of the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.

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Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History by Peter Houlahan

'Norco '80' Is A Gripping Account Of One Of America's Most Notorious Bank Heists

10:37am June 14, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Peter Houlahan's account of the violent robbery and its aftermath is based on interviews with civilians, officers and robbers involved; his prose reads like a crime novel in the best way possible.