Opinion

Researchers say people are more likely to call a fact a fact if it fits with their partisan beliefs.

National

It's Easier To Call A Fact A Fact When It's One You Like, Study Finds

6:31pm June 19, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Pew Research Center looked at Americans' ability to identify factual statements as opposed to opinion statements. Success rates varied significantly, they found — and partisan bias played a role.

Health & Safety

Opening Up About Depression And Suicide Could Help Someone Else On The Brink

8:02am June 17, 2018

by Joelle Hann

With suicide in the news, a writer finds the courage to share the story of her own worst night — and what got her through.

NPR editor Maquita Peters' relationship with Lee Brackin evolved from hostile father-daughter interactions to a father who doted on his first-born.

A Dad, A Daughter, A Disappearing Act: Love And Mourning On Father's Day

6:48am June 17, 2018

by Maquita Peters

After waiting a lifetime to meet her father, NPR journalist Maquita Peters finally got to know him, only to have him vanish from her life.

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their signing ceremony in Singapore on Tuesday.

After The Trump-Kim Summit, U.S. And North Korea Appear As Far Apart As Ever

5:33pm June 14, 2018

by Jeffrey Lewis

The U.S. and North Korean accounts of the summit show two sides that seem as far apart as ever. In fact, the accounts seem to be about different meetings, writes nonproliferation expert Jeffrey Lewis.

Anas, left, and Bashar, 8, bond in the Ramadan Kitchen.

'Ramadan Kitchen' Gives Syrian Refugees A Taste Of Home

10:25am June 12, 2018

by Lama Al-Arian

The kitchen serves 5,000 iftar meals daily to displaced families living in camps in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon during Ramadan. For many, it offers a sense of community, family and tradition.

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of The Last Poets, in London on September 12, 1984. The poet, known as the Godfather of Hip-Hop, died on June 6, 2018 at the age of 74.

Music & Culture

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin: Bidding Farewell To The Schoolyard Bard

8:42pm June 07, 2018

by dream hampton

The writer dream hampton recalls how The Last Poets' music, and Jalal Mansur Nuriddin's work in particular, interwove with the lives that surrounded her as a child, in a disappearing Detroit.

Sports

Which City Deserves The Stanley Cup?

5:11am June 06, 2018

by Mike Pesca

Commentator Mike Pesca ponders which fan base deserves to win hockey's championship more: the Vegas Golden Knights in their first season, or the Washington Capitals, who've never won in 43 years.

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Handbags — which are not examples of the "Sam" mentioned below — hang on display in the window of a Kate Spade & Co. store in Corte Madera, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.

Arts

My First (Real) Kate Spade Bag

4:46pm June 05, 2018

by Barrie Hardymon

Weekend Edition editor Barrie Hardymon remembers saving up for her first Kate Spade bag as a young New York music student. Yes, it held her Russian novels — but it also represented something more.

Jose Javier Santana says this torn and frayed Puerto Rican flag is representative of the state of the island now — eight months after Hurricane Maria hit.

National

Study Estimates Hurricane Maria Killed Nearly 5,000, But Barely Makes News

10:58am June 02, 2018

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon muses about how the media covered Roseanne Barr's tweet compared with a new count of the lives lost and devastated by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

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People were predicting that longhand was doomed as early as 1938, when the New York Times warned that writing by hand would soon be swallowed by the universal typewriter. Yet handwriting is on a tear right now.

So Longhand: Has Cursive Reached The End Of The Line?

2:39pm May 31, 2018

by Geoff Nunberg

Linguist Geoff Nunberg believes there's value in writing by hand — but he doesn't see why the letters have to connect. "You may as well dictate what song we all have to sing in the shower," he says.

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