Tom Wicker Dies, Top Reporter Covered JFK Assassination
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: As a young reporter, Tom Wicker covered a beaver dam for the Sandhill, North Carolina Citizen. He went on to travel the world as a White House reporter and columnist for...
View ArticleAt Gates Bar-B-Q, The Ultimate Flavor Lies in Burnt Ends
How do you know you're in Kansas City, Missouri? Follow the smoke, and listen for this:"Hi, may I help you?"At the famed Gates Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, "May I help you?" is a kind of mantra.It's how...
View ArticleBounties Uncovered: Paying For Pain In The NFL
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A National Football League investigation revealed yesterday that the New Orleans Saints had a bounty program. Players were paid bonuses off the books for putting...
View Article'A Chance To Start Over': Wounded Vets Ride Again
A group of military veterans has been riding bikes this week in and around Washington, D.C.
View ArticleGang Violence Smoulders On Hot Chicago Streets
This has been a summer of blood, sweat and tears in Chicago. The city has been scorched by historic heat, and the homicide rate has soared. When the sun goes down behind the glimmering lakeshore...
View ArticleIf Politicians Went On Vacation, We'd All Get A Break
If you toss a corn dog at a state or county fair this summer, you may bonk a politician.Congress is in recess, but for politicians, it's not recess of the kind they have in grade school. Many pols,...
View ArticleSearching For Jimmy Hoffa
Police outside Detroit dug up a spot under a driveway yesterday and took some soil samples. No official findings have been announced.An unidentified man recently told police he saw a guy bury something...
View ArticleDoes Voting Early Prompt Hasty Choices?
Nov. 6 is 32 days away, but for millions of Americans, there is no longer an Election Day.Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia now have early voting, which is under way even now in eight states.
View ArticleHalloween Heroes In The Wake Of Sandy
On Halloween night this week, millions of children tumbled into their neighborhoods dressed as Captain America, Spiderman, Batman, Bat Girl and Wonder Woman. But that night, true superheroes were at...
View ArticleGood Intentions, Complicated Results
When news organizations, including ours, told of New York Police Officer Lawrence DePrimo buying boots for a barefoot man on the streets of Times Square one cold night last month, it seemed an...
View ArticleCheating Might Buy Home Runs, But No Hall Of Fame
The Baseball Hall of Fame is a tourist attraction, not a papal conclave. And the people who cast votes for the Hall are sportswriters, not the College of Cardinals.But there was something momentous...
View ArticleBack From Extinction: Brooding Frog Or Thank you Note?
The gastric brooding frog may be coming back. Does that give us a lot to brood about, too?This week scientists at the University of New South Wales' Lazarus Project announced they have reproduced the...
View ArticleRoger Ebert: Elegance and Empathy
Roger Ebert was a critic, not a blowtorch. He could be sharp if he thought a movie insulted the audience, but had a champ's disdain for a cheap shot.Many critics ridiculed the film Deep Throat when it...
View ArticleA 'Tough, Smart, Proud Town' Meets Terror With Determination
People in Boston can speak for themselves. And do. Loudly, bluntly and often with humor that bites.It's a city that speaks with both its own broad, homebrew, local accent — although no one really pahks...
View ArticleGirl Scout Sells Cookies Outside Medical Marijuana Clinic
Girl Scout cookies are never that hard to sell, but this week, one 13-year-old San Franciscan may have outsmarted the competition altogether.
View ArticleA Tatar's Death Chills Those Who Suffered Under Russia Before
Amid all the of necessary analysis of what Russia's move into Crimea means geopolitically and strategically, it might also be good to remember Reshat Ametov.Mr. Ametov was buried this week. He was 39...
View Article'Muse Of Painting' Came To Churchill's Rescue — And Bush's
Portraits of world leaders painted by former President George W. Bush go on exhibit in Dallas on Saturday. He took up the hobby after he read Winston Churchill's essay, "Painting as Pastime."
View ArticleSouth Korea Repaves For A 'Woman-Friendly Seoul'
Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Seoul, South Korea's making some changes to its urban landscape. The mayor's office says the women-friendly Seoul campaign will make the city more comfortable for women....
View ArticleN.J. Nets, Devils Owner Gave Millions To Local Causes
We remember Lewis Katz, who once said, "Life is meant to have as much fun as you can conjure up." Katz made a fortune as a sports team owner and gave millions of it away.
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Bel Kaufman Took Us 'Up The Down Staircase'
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Bel Kaufman was a substitute teacher who bounced between public high schools in New York because her Ukrainian...
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