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Renee Montagne talks with Dion Nissenbaum, whose book tells the stories of Israeli and Palestinian families on Assael Street, a political and religious fault line in Jerusalem since 1948.

Epidemiologist Gary Slutkin has taken the lessons he's learned fighting TB and HIV/AIDS and applied them to stop the spread of gun violence. Because like those diseases, violence is contagious.

"Will it scale?" is often the first thing we ask about an educational innovation. Two innovators argue that it's the wrong question.

Online habits may be shifting to social media, but email is still the be-all and end-all for grass-roots political fundraising. Get ready for your inbox to be flooded.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Ilan Stavans about his book, Quixote: The Novel and the World.Stavanswas inspired by the Miguel de Cervantes' classic, Don Quixote,which turns 400 this year.

Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy and director Todd Haynes discuss their new filmbased on Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel, The Price of Salt.Nagy says the story was "extremely forward thinking."

The record-breaking powerball prize rose to new heights this afternoon. But did you know Americans spent more than $70 billion on the lottery last year?

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Babies born premature are at risk for eye damage that can cause blindness, like it did for Stevie Wonder. Babies who are fed breast milk are much less likely to be affected.

Education professor Pedro Noguera discusses whether the overhaul of the federal law will help students who need it most.