Remembering The Emotional Fallout From Nixon's Resignation
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Forty years ago today, the president of the United States announced that he was resigning. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT RICHARD...
View ArticleW.Va. Pottery Company Keeps Popular Fiesta Line Thriving
You may not know the name Homer Laughlin, a china factory in Newell, W.Va., but you'll likely recognize — or have eaten off of — its most famous product: brightly colored, informal pottery called...
View ArticleA Challenge To The New Congress: Fix Stagnant Wages
One of my favorite arguments — and one I've had in just about every even numbered year since the seventies — is about when to stop talking about politics. A surprising number of people think that since...
View ArticleAdvice For Beleaguered Battleground State Residents: Leave Town
We are moving into the election season — feels like we're moving faster and faster, candidates are already in the early states — notably the newly announced Hillary Clinton. She headed right to Iowa...
View ArticleFrom The Gridiron To The Pool: Women Are Making Waves In Sports
Americans love competitors — in business, in politics, and in sports. And for some of us from the bad old days when only the guys got to play team sports, it's a very special thing to see women blowing...
View ArticleThe Basted Egg: A Foolproof Play On The Poach
This summer, NPR is getting crafty in the kitchen. As part of Weekend Edition's Do Try This at Home series, chefs are sharing their cleverest hacks and tips — taking expensive, exhausting or...
View ArticleJimmy Carter 'Completely At Ease' Despite Cancer Diagnosis
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The man often described as the most successful former president of the United States spoke today for 40 minutes about his health at a news...
View ArticleBollywood Star Speaks Out Against 'Growing Intolerance' In India
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: In the past two months, India has been rocked by a series of killings of Muslims by Hindu mobs. The victims were accused of eating beef....
View ArticleU.S. Commander In Afghanistan Admits Mistakes In Kunduz Airstrike
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said today a series of mistakes led to an American airstrike that killed at least 31 people in a...
View ArticleIt's An Election Year, So Get Excited! At Least I Will
Now that we've all had a wonderful time over the holidays, we can begin thinking about the election. Let me begin by saying that there are few things more exciting to me than an election year. Back in...
View ArticleA Moment Of Civility
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: The week of mourning that followed the death of Justice Antonin Scalia has been a reminder of a different kind of time in Washington....
View ArticleAt Scalia's Funeral Mass, Son Leads The Ceremony
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Sounds from the funeral rites for Justice Antonin Scalia today. The mass for Antonin Scalia continues at this hour at the Basilica of the...
View ArticleTravels — Or The Lack Thereof — With Rex Tillerson
Since we've been paying a lot of attention to turnarounds by President Trump this week, I'd like to propose that one of the president's men would benefit from a reevaluation of his position on at least...
View ArticleNew Biography Features Recipes Of Famed Chef And Cookbook Author Paula Wolfert
A new biography of famed chef and cookbook author Paula Wolfert was recently published, featuring — you guessed it — some of her delicious recipes. Wolfert has been called the Julia Child of...
View ArticleMy Daily, Digital Memorials
We've all been listening to what we in the broadcast biz call "year-enders": the most popular books, music and movies of the year; and of course the always-moving lists of people who died this year,...
View ArticleIn 'The Nothing,' A Dirty Old Man Lusts For Life
Hanif Kureishi has written plays and movies — notably the screenplay for My Beautiful Laundrette , which was nominated for an Oscar. But he's also won awards for his short stories and novels. The...
View Article'Skyscraper' Director Made A 'Love Letter' To The Classic Action Blockbusters
A new movie is coming from Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — former pro wrestler, current action movie superstar. It's called Skyscraper . It brings together lots of threads. The world's tallest building! On...
View ArticleRevisiting George H.W. Bush's Legacy
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We're remembering George Herbert Walker Bush today. He died last night at the age of 94. Many of the people thinking about him today are...
View ArticleEchoes Of Watergate Today
Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: In the aftermath of the Mueller report, President Trump and Congress have been engaged in an epic showdown about executive privilege...
View ArticleRemembering Her Dear Friend Cokie Roberts
Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: NPR is a remarkable news organization for a number of reasons, but one of the most remarkable is that we're known for our founding mothers -...
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