Interviews

Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett (right) begin a love affair after meeting in a department store in Carol.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Carol'; Ellie Goulding's New Album; A Paramedic's 'Wild Ride'

11:54am January 09, 2016

Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy and director Todd Haynes discuss their film, Carol. Ken Tucker reviews British singer Ellie Goulding's new record. Kevin Hazzard shares stories from his work as a paramedic.

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A memorial is seen on a West Baltimore street at the site of the city's 300th homicide on Nov. 19.

National

In A Sea Of Homicide Stats, A Familiar Name — And A Heartbreaking Story

12:30pm January 08, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Baltimore journalist Adam Marton was looking at homicide data when he saw the name of the man he says stole his car, and remembered the scene: a subwoofer, a baby seat, a pile of job applications.

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Mary Reed and her daughter, Emma McMahon, at the Safeway where Mary was shot along with 18 others on Jan. 8, 2011.

National

Out Of Tucson Carnage, A Family Emerges Unbroken — And 'Grown Up'

9:05am January 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

Five years ago Friday, a gunman opened fire in a parking lot in Tucson, Ariz., killing six and wounding others — including Mary Reed, who had been protecting her daughter. This is their story.

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Ursula M. Burns speaking at Howard University on May 9, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

Leaving The Place That Nurtured Them: Howard Students Move On

8:14am January 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

Two students who participated in the Howard Project describe the challenges of life after senior year.

Leaving The Place That Nurtured Them: Howard Students Move On

7:55am January 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

Two students who participated in the Howard Project describe the challenges of life after senior year.

World News

Asia Expert: Taliban's Resergence Threatens Afghanistan's Stability

11:22am January 02, 2016

Andrew Wilder, vice president of Asia programs at the United States Institute of Peace, speaks with NPR'S Scott Simon about why the war in Afghanistan intensified in 2015.

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Flint, Mich., resident Jacqueline Pemberton holds her granddaughter at a press conference announcing a lawsuit against government officials in November. Pemberton is one of six plaintiffs claiming that officials violated constitutional rights by providing

National

Lead Poisoning In Michigan Highlights Aging Water Systems Nationwide

8:33am January 02, 2016

The U.S. is losing 15 percent of its drinking water to leaks in its deteriorating water systems, some of which rely on 100-year-old pipes, says Robert Puentes of the Brookings Institution.

World News

Saudi Arabia Executes 47, Including Prominent Cleric

7:54am January 02, 2016

Saudi Arabia has executed 47 people, including Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Iran had close ties to al-Nimr and condemned the execution, saying there will be consequences for Saudi Arabia.

Books
Arts

Charlie Hebdo, The Licensed Anarchist Clowns Of French Society

7:54am January 02, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Adam Gopnik, who wrote the foreword to Open Letter, a manifesto by Stephane Charbonnier, the editor of Charlie Hebdo who was killed when gunmen attacked the paper's offices.

Nick Hodges and Charlotte Wheelock, on a recent visit with StoryCorps.

National

When The Closest Thing To Home Was A Hospital Bed

2:29pm January 01, 2016

by NPR Staff

They moved to Seattle in search of a better life for their two kids. Instead, they found hospital time, medical bills and 14 months of homelessness. But they made it home eventually — together.

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