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After a mass shooting, a 16-year-old survivor struggles to heal. A white woman grapples with her indebtedness. And sports writers think back to when they discovered the darkness in the beautiful game.

Even though the recession technically ended about 18 months ago, many people still are feeling its affect. And that might lead some to say now is the…

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American musician, teacher and author was 66 years old. He had been diagnosed with cancer in November.

A giant Trump-look-alike chicken appeared behind the White House on Wednesday, created a television and Internet sensation for a handful of hours, then disappeared. Now we know why.

We listened to thousands of minutes of student podcasts and curated a list of episodes that will make you laugh, smile, or stop to think for a minute.

Plus: NPR's Latino staffers share their memories of the Argentine soccer legend.

Watching, weeping and writing as Dale Earnhardt Sr. died. Thinking about why we teach our girls to be scared. And spending some time with a prophet of extreme frugality.

A survey of parks in 25 major cities find that they're used mostly by young children and teenage boys. Walking loops and other options that would appeal to women are in short supply.

The political victory brings the 37-year-old, who had previously served in the Philippines' House of Representatives, ever closer to an eventual shot at the presidency.

With her goofy facial expressions, Fu Yuanhui has captured the world's attention — if not the gold — and is changing the way Chinese think about the Olympics and how athletes should speak and behave.