Remembrances

Pulitzer Prize winner and To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee smiles before receiving the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House.

Harper Lee, Author Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' Dies At Age 89

6:47pm February 19, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer died in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala. Published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird has sold tens of millions of copies and been translated into dozens of languages.

Lee (center) attends a Los Angeles Public Library Awards Dinner in her honor at The Richard J. Riordan Central Library Maguire Gardens in 2005.

Books
Arts

The Measure Of Harper Lee: A Life Shaped By A Towering Text

6:05pm February 19, 2016

The author, who died Friday at 89, lived for decades in the shadow of her iconic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Yet there was more to Lee than her characters, however beloved they may remain.

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Books
Arts

Harper Lee's Depiction of 'Polarization In A Southern Town' Defines Legacy

4:59pm February 19, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lizzie Skurnick, cultural critic of Harper Lee's books, about what she will be most remembered for.

People hold signs of thanks and support while waiting in line to pay their respects.

National

Antonin Scalia Lies In Repose As Mourners Pay Respects At Supreme Court

4:55pm February 19, 2016

by Bill Chappell

A long line of mourners queued up Friday to pay their respects to the late Supreme Court justice, whose body is lying in repose.

National

Ex-Solicitor General Clement, Who Clerked For Scalia, On Judge's Legacy

12:55pm February 18, 2016

Paul Clement, who clerked for Scalia on the Supreme Court and went on to argue dozens of cases before the court — and Scalia — as solicitor general, remembers the judge who died Saturday.

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Was Known For His Dissents

3:07pm February 15, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

In his 29 years on the court, Scalia achieved almost a cult following for his acerbic dissents, which in many ways shaped the ongoing legal debate over how courts should interpret the Constitution.

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Justice Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court in 2012.

Justice Antonin Scalia, Known For Biting Dissents, Dies At 79

10:16pm February 13, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Scalia was perhaps the leading voice of uncompromising conservatism on the Supreme Court. In his 29 years on the court, he achieved almost a cult following for dissents.

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Remembering NABJ Co-Founder Acel Moore

5:52pm February 13, 2016

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin remembers journalist Acel Moore, a Pulitzer Prize winner who helped found the National Association of Black Journalists.

World News

German Inventor Artur Fischer Dies At 96

7:59pm February 09, 2016

Artur Fischer, a German inventor who had more than 1,100 patents registered to his name, died last month at age 96.

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Music & Culture

Remembering Folk Singer/Songwriter Dan Hicks

1:40pm February 08, 2016

by Ed Ward

Hicks, who died on Saturday, began performing with his band Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks in the late '60s. Rock historian Ed Ward has an appreciation. Originally broadcast Jan 10, 2002.

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