Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell has died
Writer Roger Angell died Friday of heart failure, according to The New Yorker.
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A 911 dispatcher may be fired for allegedly mishandling a Buffalo shooting call
A grocery worker whispered into her phone during a 911 call so she wouldn't draw the shooter's attention. She says the dispatcher yelled at her for whispering. The two ended up disconnected.
Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired 'The Sound of Music,' dies at age 93
Rosmarie was the first daughter of Austrian naval Capt. Georg von Trapp and Maria von Trapp, and a younger half-sibling to the older von Trapp children portrayed on stage and in the movie.
Thousands of asylum seekers still await the end of the pandemic border policy
Thousands of asylum seekers are in limbo waiting for a U.S. court to rule on the White House's proposal to drop Title 42, which bars them from entering the U.S. over pandemic concerns.
Telehealth abortion demand is soaring. But access may come down to where you live
Recent rule changes made it easier for patients to get abortion pills through the mail, using telehealth services. Now there is growing demand for these services – and new legal battles brewing.
New documentary shows how comedy legend George Carlin went from genial to cynical
George Carlin's American Dream, which debuts Friday on HBO, shows how the comedian's persona sharpened over the years, from genial jokester to hardened cynic.
In 'A New Era,' Dame Maggie Smith remains the best reason to watch 'Downton Abbey'
Maggie Smith's dowager countess acquires a villa in the South of France, so the Downton household goes on a field trip in Downton Abbey: A New Era.
'Evil Dead' has added a video game to the cult-classic horror franchise
Evil Dead — the horror franchise known for having lots of scares (and laughs) — has gone from cult hit to cultural phenomenon. The latest addition is a video game.
A judge threw out New York's new congressional district map. Democrats aren't happy
A judge's decision to throw out Democratic-drawn congressional maps is pitting New York lawmakers against each other in a year already tilting against the party's chances of holding on to the House.
2-year investigation reveals ICE has data on most of the American public
NPR's Emily Feng talks with Nina Wang, a policy associate at the Center on Privacy & Technology and a co-author of a recent study that exposes the widening dragnet of ICE's surveillance of Americans.