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Maurice Sendak’s previously unpublished Ten Little Rabbits was released this week. On a visit to the late writer’s home, we learned he whistled while he worked. (Story aired on ATC on 2/6/24.) Book News & Features Maurice Sendak delights children with new book, 12 years after his death Read the full article here

It can show up as a spark or a lightning bolt; a glance or a touch; an easy rapport or butterflies in your stomach. Attraction — it’s a feeling we know when we experience it, but we’re often not sure exactly what fuels it. Is it about looks or personality? Psychology or chemistry? Instant fireworks…

A tumultuous week in Congress centered around the failure of a comprehensive immigration and national security bill. Democrats in the Senate compromised on demands by Republicans for tighter border measures. The hope was that it would help secure more military assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. However, the legislation failed to make it past a…

President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental acuity at the White House on Thursday after the Justice Department delivered a report that described him as an “elderly man with a poor memory.” ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental sharpness tonight, and took questions from reporters about a…

Pictured: (l-r) Zach Woods as Voice of Lauren Caspian, Jonathan Van Ness PEACOCK/PEACOCK A new show is poking fun at, well, us. The first season of “In the Know” is out now on Peacock. It’s set in a public radio station, with nervous producers on the mic for pledge drives, and NPR’s third most popular…

Thursday on the NewsHour, Supreme Court justices appear to side with Donald Trump over Colorado’s attempt to remove him from the state’s primary ballot. The Justice Department says President Biden willfully withheld classified documents but it will not seek charges. Plus, a new report details the destruction of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and accuses…

Mobile networks were shut off and militants attacked some candidates. One popular leader — who was not on the ballot — essentially campaigned for his proxies via an AI-generated version of himself. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In a year where dozens of countries will have elections, today was Pakistan’s turn, and it was a doozy. Cellphone…

Rhode Island’s Brown University has become a hotbed of pro-Palestinian activism. Some students are on a hunger strike aimed at getting the school to divest from companies they say support the war. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: At Brown University, pro-Palestinian activism has become very visible on campus. Since November, more than 60 students have been arrested…

Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events. Show more President Zelensky of Ukraine has sacked the head of the Ukrainian armed forces, General Valery Zaluzhny, saying a new approach to the defence of the country was needed. Also in the programme: The US supreme court has appeared sceptical of Colorado’s decision to ban…

Award-winning ProPublica reporter Topher Sanders has spent the last two years investigating America’s aging freight train system. He says the Federal Railroad Administration monitors “less than 1% of what’s happening on the rails.” Sanders talks about the toxic East Palestine, OH derailment, the prevalence of blocked railroad crossings, and why railway safety legislation is yet…