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He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to ...
Young Artem and Yuri flee the war in Ukraine while hoping to reunite with their father. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Sam Wachman about his debut novel, "The Sunflower Boys." ...
In the aftermath of the summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Evelyn Farkas of the McCain Institute.
John DeMarsico is the broadcast director for Mets baseball -- and he shoots games like they're movies. Jeff Lunden is a freelance arts reporter and producer whose stories have been heard on NPR's ...
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post reporter Rachel Kurzius about fan fiction, which is changing publishing —from books inspired by "Twilight" to an award-winning take on "Huckleberry Finn." ...
We check out Scallopalooza -- a night street festival AND a scallop-shucking contest -- in New Bedford, Mass.
A new study finds that chimpanzee babies learn vocal and visual communication patterns from their mothers. The findings may shed light on the way human babies learn from those close to them.
When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. Attorney said she wanted to focus ...
The Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Va., features mostly amateur musicians playing Bluegrass and Old Time music. At age 89 ...
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a ...
Russia hailed the summit as "very positive," while U.S. and European leaders urged Trump to push harder for a ceasefire.
President Trump and Putin are meeting to discuss the end of Russia's war in Ukraine without Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ukrainian journalist Iuliia Mendel.