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Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star as Mary Anning and Charlotte Murchison in <em>Ammonite.</em>

In 'Ammonite,' Kate Winslet Portrays A Same-Sex Love Story 'Without Secrecy Or Fear'

Winslet plays real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning in a film that imagines an affair between Anning and another woman. "It's storytelling that normalizes and expresses same-sex love," Winslet says.

<em>I Came As a Shadow: An Autobiography</em>, by John Thompson with Jesse Washington

In 'I Came As A Shadow,' Georgetown's John Thompson Offers Some Surprising Moments

The Hall of Fame basketball coach, who died in August, leaves us with the private thoughts of a public man, one who both raged against racial injustice and embraced chances to make things better.

U.S. wrestler Frank Molinaro (red) battles Italy's Frank Chamizo Marquez in the 65-kg (143 pound) bronze medal bout at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Molinaro, who lost to Marquez, recently retired from the sport when the 2020 Olympics were postponed for a year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Forces Beyond Their Control Dash Dreams Of U.S. Olympic Athletes — Then And Now

The Tokyo Games was postponed until July, 2021 due to COVID-19, forcing thousands of athletes to re-order their training schedules. Those athletes share a bond with U.S. Olympians 40 years ago.

WYSO's Four Albums From High School: Tod Weidner

Tod Weidner (The Jewel Case)'s picks for four albums from high school.

Michael and Lorraine Rogge sit outside their recreational vehicle in El Cajon, Calif. The latter received a bill for more than $12,000 for a bundled lab test from Carlsbad Medical Center; her share was over $3,000.

Retiree Living The RV Dream, Fights A Nightmare $12,387 Lab Fee

A gynecologist in Carlsbad, N.M., tested the 60-year-old grandmother for various sexually transmitted infections without her knowledge, she says. Her share of the lab fee was more than $3,000.

10 Years Of The Affordable Care Act

Ten years ago, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Kaiser Health News reporter Julie Rovner speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about its impact and how COVID-19 may affect it.

Some people are now wearing disposable gloves with the hope of getting some protection against coronavirus pathogens. What do doctors have to say about that?

Coronavirus FAQs: Do Gloves HeIp? Is It Allergies Or COVID-19?

Lots of people are talking about masks. But what about gloves? Do they offer any protection? If you're still going to work, should you isolate yourself from family members when you get home?

Thundercat's new album <em>It Is What It Is</em> is full of references to his late friend Mac Miller.

Thundercat On 'It Is What It Is,' Losing Mac Miller And Learning To Do Nothing

The collaboration-loving bassist said "It's hard to see clearly through the pain of losing him," when asked about the death of close friend Mac Miller. That loss permeates his fourth studio album.

D.C. Residents Discuss Living In Protest Areas

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the street address of the White House, and lately the scene of protests. NPR spoke with people along D.C.'s famous street to learn what they think of those protests.

David Toombs holds a photo of his son, John, at his home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Former Sgt. John Toombs developed a drug problem after he left the Army and was in a residential treatment program at the Murfreesboro Veterans Affairs center. In 2016, he killed himself on the VA campus.

A Vet's Suicide Pushes The VA To Do Better

Former Army Sgt. John Toombs was thrown out of the residential drug treatment program at a Veterans Affairs center and then killed himself.

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