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Anthropologist Mourns Loss Of His Work And History From Museum Fire In Brazil

Investigators are sifting through the remains of Brazil's National Museum, after a massive fire Sunday. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with anthropologist Antonio Carlos de Souza Lima, who fears his research on Brazil's indigenous cultures is gone.

Make Me Smile! Meet Cincinnati's Chicago Tribute Band

If you're a fan of the band Chicago – like me – these guys will make you smile. Cincinnati has a new Chicago tribute band called the Cincinnati Transit...

Minnesota State Sen. Ron Latz On Meeting With Ilhan Omar

As Rep. Ilhan Omar faces criticism over comments viewed by some as anti-Semitic, Scott Simon speaks with Minnesota state Sen. Ron Latz to discuss a meeting he arranged with her and Jewish leaders.

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., is retiring at the end of this year after three decades in the House. The first Latina elected to Congress, she is leaving with a warning for her party about the need to reach out to more women and minority voters.

First Latina Elected To Congress Retires With A Warning To Republicans

Florida GOP Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen tells NPR her party is "going backward," focusing on "the white, male conservative" with potentially dire consequences in a changing country.

Mike Weirsky, a New Jersey man who left his $273 million jackpot-winning Mega Millions lottery ticket at the store where he bought it, says he's going to reward whoever returned it.

Good Samaritan Returns Lost Lottery Ticket. The Man Who Bought It Wins Jackpot

A New Jersey man is basking in the good fortune of a $273 million lottery jackpot win that wouldn't have happened without the kindness of a stranger. He's trying to find that person to reward them.

The Best of Dayton Youth Radio: Home Is Where The Hatred Lives

How does it feel to be a Black teenager and have to process the many news stories of unarmed Black men being killed by police? Omari Gaskins was thinking about that as a 16 year old Dayton Youth Radio producer.

Tetiana Lytvynenko and her 9-year-old daughter Darina, seen at the Ukrainian Museum in New York City, are living rent-free with a family in Brooklyn, where they cook borsht and crepes for their hosts.

In New York, a nonprofit helps Ukrainian refugees make a home

One of the more daunting tasks facing Ukrainian refugees who come to New York is finding a place to live. A Manhattan real estate executive has been helping to find them apartments at reduced rents.

Sister Lisa Maurer, nun and kicking coach for the College of St. Scholastica football team, watches during drills in October.

Meet The College Football Coach Who Really Knows Her Hail Marys

Sister Lisa Maurer of the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn., is one of only a handful of women to ever coach college football — and also is, in all likelihood, the first nun.

Multiple police cars with blue and red flashing lights are in a parking lot of a large retail box store at night, with police tape blocking off part of the parking lot. Some rain puddles are on the parking lot.

Several people are in critical condition after shooting at Beavercreek Walmart; police will give update this afternoon

An active shooter was reported at the Beavercreek, Ohio, Walmart on Pentagon Road on Monday night. Four people were injured — three of the victims are in critical condition and the fourth victim has non-life-threatening injuries.

'Miseducation': A Cowgirl Coming-Out Story For Teens

In short succession, Cameron Post loses both parents to a car accident, is outed as a lesbian and is sent to a a religious camp to be "cured." But the heroine of The Miseducation of Cameron Post, a triumphant new young adult novel, is made of strong and irresistible stuff.

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