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For 'Frozen II,' Kristen Bell Found Inspiration In Personal Pain
Sunday, December 08, 2019
In the sequel, the story of the sister princesses veers into darker territory that Bell says is rooted in a darkness present in both her own life, as well as those of her collaborators.
A Daughter Talks With Her Father About Coping With Her Mother's Suicide
Friday, December 06, 2019
Sylvia Grosvold was 5 years old when her mother died by suicide. At StoryCorps, Sylvia, now 16, tells her dad how she has processed the loss. "I guess I'm stronger than I think I am," she says.
9 Idaho Family Members Killed In South Dakota Plane Crash
Sunday, December 01, 2019
The National Transportation Safety Board says two children and the pilot were among those killed after a plane crashed en route from Chamberlain to Idaho. Three others were injured.
'We Wanted Our Patrons Back' — Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate Inequity
Saturday, November 30, 2019
"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."
After A Cancer Diagnosis, Brothers Share As Much Time As Possible, Even On Dates
Friday, November 22, 2019
David Carles and his younger brother Mark Carles are just a year apart in age. When Mark learned he had cancer last year, the men decided to support each other as much as time would allow.
Hundreds March In Reenactment Of A Historic, But Long Forgotten Slave Rebellion
Saturday, November 09, 2019
Artist Dread Scott organized the 26-mile trek to New Orleans as a tribute to the men and women who protested their enslavement in the German Coast Uprising of 1811 by re-imagining a different outcome.
When Cancer Arrived, The Battle Was Second Nature For Uncle And Nephew Veterans
Saturday, November 09, 2019
Michael Menta, who served in the Navy, bonded with his uncle, Sal Leone, a former Marine, over their shared experience as veterans. But when Leone got cancer, Menta assumed another soldierly role.
Brothers Pass On Their Farmer Father's Life Lessons
Friday, November 01, 2019
Arguster and Lebronze Davis and their 14 siblings grew up and worked with their parents on the family's Alabama farm. The brothers remember their father, who taught them how to "do the right thing."
As California Wildfire Neared, A Family Raced To Save Its Animals
Friday, November 01, 2019
As the fire engulfed their small farm in the Santa Clarita Valley, Samantha Hull and her family managed to escape. But they lost their home and many of their beloved animals.
Rep. Katie Hill, Facing An Ethics Investigation, Says She Will Resign
Sunday, October 27, 2019
The freshman congresswoman announced her resignation "with a broken heart," following an ethics probe into allegations that she had sexual relations with a staff member, an allegation she denies.
Wind-Fueled Wildfires Push California Governor To Declare State Of Emergency
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom is freeing up state aid as high winds fuel two major fires across the state. The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has burned 30,000 acres, prompting evacuation orders for some 180,000.
Nearly 1 Million Customers To Lose Power In Planned PG&E Power Outages
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Pacific Gas and Electric says dry and windy conditions drove the utility to expand its power blackout zone by 90,000 customers across Northern and Central California to prevent the risk of wildfires.
George Soros: Open Societies Are Under Threat
Saturday, October 26, 2019
The billionaire philanthropist and liberal champion says the wealthy and powerful in government worldwide are posing a danger to the societal freedoms of "inclusive democracies."
Their School Integrated But Racial Divisions Remained: 'We Missed Knowing Each Other'
Friday, October 25, 2019
Eli Brown, who's black, and Natalie Guice Adams, who's white, were classmates when their Louisiana school integrated 50 years ago. "Our lives were so intertwined, but so separate," Adams said.
'The Blob,' A Smart Yet Brainless Organism Fit For Sci-Fi, Gets Its Own Exhibit
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Is it an animal? A type of fungi? No, it's "the blob." The amorphous "slime mold" may not have a nervous system, but it's the star of a new exhibit at the Paris zoo.
Trump Drops Plan To Host G-7 Summit At His Miami Resort
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Blaming "Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility" as the reason for his reversal, the president said he will consider other sites for next year's meeting of international leaders.
U.K. Parliament Votes To Delay Vote On Johnson's Breakthrough Brexit Plan
Saturday, October 19, 2019
In compliance with the Letwin Amendment, approved 322 to 306 on Saturday, a reluctant Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent a letter to the EU requesting an extension to the Oct. 31 no-deal deadline.
He Traded Single Life To Be Foster 'Pop' To More Than 50 Kids
Friday, October 18, 2019
Guy Bryant has fostered dozens of children over the past 12 years. At StoryCorps, he told one of his foster kids that he wants them to pass on what they've learned from him.
'Exalting The Banal To The Monumental' Through California Skate Parks
Sunday, October 13, 2019
The state that gave birth to modern skateboarding is home to concrete playgrounds that are works of art in the eyes of photographer Amir Zaki: "They become more imaginative and open as spaces."
Ronan Farrow Stands By His Reporting On NBC's 'Corrosive' Secrecy Around Sexual Abuse
Friday, October 11, 2019
Farrow tells NPR powerful media executives went to great lengths to kill his story on sexual assault allegations, to the point where he thought, if it didn't see light, "more people would get hurt."