Sunday Sports: Mike Pesca's Theory On NFL 2016
Slate's Mike Pesca has a word for the National Football league this year: mediocrity. Mike make his case and also previews today's big games.
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Employing Third Party Fact-Checking, Facebook Unveils New Plan To Curb Fake News Stories
Facebook says it will work with third party fact checkers to weed out fake news on its site. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Alexios Mantzarlis of the Poynter Institute, a partner in this effort.
In Defense Of 'Identity Politics'
Some say Hillary Clinton's overemphasis on voters' ethnic or gender identities cost her the election. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Christine Emba of the Washington Post, who defends "identity politics."
Notorious Elderly Jewel Thief Doris Payne Caught In Georgia
An 86-year-old international jewel thief was nabbed after trying to shoplift a bracelet at a mall north of Atlanta.
Drag Kings And Queens Find Their Tribe In Annual 'Homo For The Holidays'
Everyone celebrates the holidays differently. For some, the holidays mean stuffing men into sparkling dresses, using a giant candy cane as a stripper poll, and making the yuletide as gay as possible.
NPR Staff: We Pry Into The 'Why' Behind Our Own Anxiety Dreams
We asked our coworkers to tell us their deepest, darkest, most stressful dreams. And boy did they deliver. Then we asked Robert Stickgold, a neuroscientist who studies dreams, what it all means.
On A 'Eugenics Registry,' A Record Of California's Thousands Of Sterilizations
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with University of Michigan professor Alex Stern, who has completed a database of the thousands of people recommended for sterilization when California had eugenics laws.
The Final Days Of Hawaiian Sugar
The sugar industry in Hawaii dominated the state's economy for over a century. But it has shrunk in recent years. Now, the last of the state's sugar mills has wrapped up its final harvest.
Dr. Heimlich, The Man Behind The Life-Saving Maneuver, Dies
He's credited with saving thousands from choking, thanks to the method he popularized in 1974. Now comes word that Dr. Henry Heimlich has died at age 96.
How Diplomacy Time And Again Failed To Stop The Carnage In Syria
There are many losers in the war in Syria, and some critics say that includes the U.S. and its credibility. For years, the U.S. has tried — and failed — to stop the killing.