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In October 1989, a white man named Charles Stuart called 911 in distress, saying a Black man had shot him and his wife, Carol, in their car. Carol died from the wound and police cracked down hard on the predominantly-Black Boston neighborhood of Mission Hill, looking for the killer.It turned out, Charles had committed the…

This week, A Thousand and One producer and Emmy winner Lena Waithe joins panelists Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Maz Jobrani to talk Blockbuster, Jennifer Aniston, and Guy Fieri. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy Read the full article here

The party of the jailed former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, says it will try to form a government after candidates linked to it won the most seats in the election. Show more The party of the jailed former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, says it will try to form a government after…

Scott Simon gets fitted for his first pair of hearing aids. Caroline Simon Valentine’s Day is next Wednesday, and I’m getting my wife and daughters the gift of hearing aids — for me. Our family is tired of asking, “Please pass the broccoli,” only for me chime back, “Sure, we can play Monopoly!” I’m told…

Early voting has been underway for a week in the special election to replace ousted U.S. Representative George Santos. Election Day is this Tuesday, Feb. 13. To fill his vacant seat, voters will choose between Republican Mazi Pilip and Democrat Tom Suozzi. Pilip is a Nassau County legislator, while Suozzi previously represented the area in…

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. But this year, instead of flowers, cards and candy, why not celebrate by showing your love for one of the least appreciated of all birds – the seagull? The Feminist Bird Club of New York City has renamed the holiday ‘Gullentine’s Day’ and they’re hosting a gull-watching event at…

Journalist Michele Norris has spent the last 14 years collecting what she describes as “an archive of the human experience” with The Race Card Project. She wanted to see how Americans really talk and think about race, so she asked people to share their thoughts in six words. Norris adapted the project into a memoir…

Rick is in love with both Linda and with his Mazda Miata, hopefully, in that order. But Rick is bugging Linda to buy him a $2500 turbocharger as a sort of ‘mid-life crisis present’. Will Click and Clack recommend the turbocharger or the couples’ counseling? Find out on this episode of the Best of Car…

A man waves a Chilean national flag. ARIEL MARINKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments this week concerning whether former President Donald Trump will be included on the Colorado primary ballot due to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley didn’t fare…

Friday on the NewsHour, President Biden pushes back at the special counsel’s comments on his mental fitness. A climate scientist’s million dollar legal victory shines a light on conservatives’ attacks on science. Plus, the father of a Palestinian American teenager killed in the West Bank remembers his son. Read the full article here