valentine's day

Yulya Dmytrieeva and her husband, Vadym, who have been together for over a decade, embrace in the snow in Sloviansk. They will spend a few days together while he has a break from the trenches on the front lines.

World News

Ukrainian soldiers' valentines arrive by 'train of love'

12:04pm February 14, 2024

Ukrainian soldiers on a break from the front lines meet up with their wives and girlfriends, who arrive on the so-called "train of love," where every day is Valentine's Day.

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Cropped shot of young woman picking up a bouquet of fresh pink flowers in flower shop. She is buying flowers as a gift for her friends or for herself.

Arts

Romantic advice (regardless of your relationship status)

6:00am February 14, 2024

by Clare Marie Schneider

Valentine's Day is a time to think about love — no matter whether you're single, taken, confused or ready to mingle.

Candy hearts are displayed on a shelf in Wilton Manors, Fla., in 2019. If you want to avoid processed, high-sugar candy, consider healthier alternatives for your loved one this year.

Skip candy this Valentine's Day. Here are some healthier options

5:00am February 13, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Most of the candy that you see on grocery store shelves is processed and high in sugar. Consider a healthier alternative for your loved one this year.

Chocolate-makers and sellers have been raising prices to keep up with the skyrocketing costs of cocoa.

Cocoa prices spiked to an all-time high right before Valentine's Day

4:22pm February 12, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

Chocolate lovers won't see a sudden price spike for Valentine's Day — because the cost already has been rising for months. Extreme weather is largely to blame.

Scott Simon gets fitted for his first pair of hearing aids.

Health & Safety

Opinion: This Valentine's Day, I'm giving the gift of hearing

9:39am February 10, 2024

by Scott Simon

For people with damaged or diminished hearing, hearing aids are helpful devices that shouldn't carry stigma.

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NPR's Culture Desk suggests movies, books and songs for Valentine's Day.

For Valentine's Day, a few of our favorite love stories to read, watch and hear

11:47am February 14, 2022

by Miranda Mazariegos

Valentine's Day reminds us we can relearn and redefine what it means to love and be loved. So, we offer some books, songs, and movies about passion, devotion, and relationships to take on the journey.

An employee places bouquets on shelves in Bogotá on Feb. 1, as Colombia prepares to export flowers for Valentine's Day amid the new coronavirus pandemic.

There's A Good Chance Your Valentine's Flowers Come From Colombia

8:01am February 14, 2021

by John Otis

The country is the top flower exporter to the U.S. When the pandemic hit, farmers feared they'd have to destroy flower beds and lay off thousands of workers. Here's why that didn't happen.

Owner Donald Minerva outside Scottadito Osteria Toscana restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., which has been closed for indoor dining for two months. The restaurant is reopening at reduced capacity on Valentine's weekend.

New York Restaurants Hope To Avoid Heartbreak On Valentine's Weekend

9:20am February 13, 2021

by Sally Herships

Now that they can reopen for limited indoor seating, restaurants in New York City are hoping customers show up for what's normally a busy holiday.

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Music & Culture

Alone Together: Jazz Couples (Stuck) at Home

4:30pm February 12, 2021

Over the past year, we caught up with jazz couples to get a behind-the-curtain look at life during quarantine, alone together.

A Valentine's Day meal for two from America's Test Kitchen: coffee mug molten chocolate cake and Thai chicken with basil.

2 Recipes For 2: You And Your Valentine

5:07am February 12, 2021

by Noel King

From America's Test Kitchen, two dishes with heat: spicy Thai chicken served with rice and a coffee mug chocolate cake that's cooked in the microwave and results in a gooey, molten center.