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Remembering historian Caleb Carr, and his account of fighting cancer alongside his cat
NPR· 2 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Caleb Carr, the great military historian and novelist, has died at the age of 68. He had a tough childhood, growing up with a violent ...
Ed Dwight, the U.S.'s first Black astronaut candidate on making it to space at 90
NPR· 2 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Ed Dwight, who trained to be America's first Black astronaut six decades ago, has finally made it to space. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING ...
A peace activist recounts life with her husband, Marine Corporal Daniel Mark MacMurray
NPR· 2 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Time now for StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative to share the stories of service members and their families. And on this Memorial ...
ICJ orders Israel to cease military offensive in Rafah and allow aid to enter Gaza
NPR· 2 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: The top United Nations court has ordered Israel to stop its military operation in Rafah in southern Gaza. The International Court of ...
It's not your imagination. CAPTCHA tests are getting harder
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 2 days agoNPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amanda Fennell, a cybersecurity expert, about CAPTCHA tests that verify if a website visitor is human or bot. They are getting harder.
Families in Chile are being reunited with their children who were stolen in the 1960s
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 2 days agoStarting as early as the 60s, thousands of babies were stolen in Chile and put up for adoption overseas. Now families are being reunited. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to adoptees Sean Ours and Emily Reid.
Lenny Kravitz on his new album, being a proud father, and his viral workout video
NPR· 2 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Lenny Kravitz looks like a rock star wherever he goes. A video of Mr. Kravitz in a gym bench-pressing weights while sporting sunglasses ...
Week in Politics: Israel offensive and Biden campaign, Trump appeals to NYC voters
NPR· 2 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: We turn now to Ron Elving. Ron, thanks so much for being with us. RON ELVING, BYLINE: Good to be with you, Scott.
A California school is addressing chronic absenteeism at the root
NPR· 2 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Too many children in the United States are missing way too much school. The rate of kindergarten through 12th grade students considered ...
When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can use tools to go after new ones
NPR· 2 days agoSCOTT SIMON, HOST: You've probably seen photos or videos, maybe you've been lucky enough to actually see in person, sea otters floating on their backs in ...