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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian dies in weekend helicopter crash
NPR· 7 days agoNPR's Steve Inskeep revisits interviews with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who was killed, along with the country's president and others, in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
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NPR· 5 days agoBritain's prime minister announces elections in July. Russia is practicing nuclear drills near the border with Ukraine. Prospective homebuyers must move fast because of a shortage of homes for sale.
Life lessons from a father known as the cool dad
NPR· 4 days agoA father shares life lessons and dad jokes with his daughter
'The Riot Report' looks back on the violence in the U.S. during the summer of 1967
NPR· 7 days agoNPR's Michel Martin talks to Jelani Cobb about the race riots of 1967 and political unrest today. He co-produced a documentary for the American Experience series airing on PBS.
A canned water brand says it's giving away a fighter jet — for real
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 6 days agoBack in the 1990s, Pepsi ran a commercial that jokingly offered a fighter jet as a loyalty prize. A college student tried to win that fake contest, even went to court and he lost. Now a canned water brand says it's giving away a fighter jet for real.
As the war in Ukraine drags on, Zelenskyy's popularity has waned
NPR· 7 days agoNPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about how as the war with Russia drags on, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's approval rating has dropped.
Nikki Silva
GBH News· 1 day agoThe Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, are award winning NPR documentary producers who have been working together for more than twenty-five years. As independent ...
XU-Mass Dartmouth graduates got a surprise gift from a billionaire at graduation
NPR· 20 hours agoA billionaire philanthropist surprised U-Mass Dartmouth graduates at commencement with $1,000 cash each. But there's a catch: They must give half away to a cause of their choice.
Bronx rally is the latest example of Trump campaign balancing criminal trial demands
NPR· 5 days agoFormer President Trump's criminal trial keeps him in New York City much of the week. This means campaign stops at a Harlem Bodega, and a rally in the Bronx.
How the 1924 Immigration Act changed the course of history
NPR· 22 hours agoIt’s been 100 years since the 1924 Immigration Act was signed into law. It shaped the U.S. immigration system and established racial quotas.