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Nation Nov 19
Twitter Chat: Can ‘everyday insults’ create hostile environments?Why do you think people commit microaggressions? At 1 p.m. EST on Friday, join Dr. Derald Wing Sue (@deraldwingsue) and @NewsHour on Twitter for a conversation. Follow along using #NewsHourChats.
Health Nov 18
4 things to know about Charlie Sheen’s HIV diagnosisIn revealing his HIV-positive status, actor Charlie Sheen said that he had unprotected sex with some sexual partners after his diagnosis, but had done so safely to ensure that none would contract HIV. Learn more about what he meant.
World Nov 17
Here’s why the Islamic State group has so many namesThere are several iterations of the Islamic State group name -- IS, ISIS, ISIL and “Daesh,” the term French President François Hollande used when referring to the group’s recent havoc on Paris.
Nation Nov 11
Fear over racism grips Mizzou campus, sparks #PrayForMizzou and #BlackOnCampusLess than two nights after University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned amid student protests and a faculty walk-out, the campus was shaken again.
Nation Nov 10
Seattle’s 20-year-old ‘Gum Wall’ gets cleanedAfter 20 years and roughly 1 million pieces of gum later, Seattle's "Gum Wall" is getting scraped clean.
Nation Nov 03
Twitter swaps ‘favorites’ for ‘likes,’ users do not heart decisionTwitter has removed their star icon -- meant to allow users to “favorite” a tweet -- and replaced with a heart, or what Twitter is calling a “like.”…
Arts Nov 02
3 lessons on writing from J.K. RowlingHere are three things J.K. Rowling told NPR about her writing method.
Nation Oct 30
Last-minute Halloween costumes that will cost you nothingDidn’t have time to get a Halloween costume this year? Here are five ideas to get you through the holiday.
Nation Oct 29
Happy Halloween! Here’s an hour-long, 4K jack-o’-lantern video for youFeeling too lazy this Halloween to carve your own pumpkin? Thinking that Jack-O-Lantern clean-up really isn’t worth jack? Have we got the solution for you!…
Nation Oct 27
7 percent of U.S. kids have had a parent in jailMore than 5 million U.S. children have had a parent in jail. That’s roughly seven percent of the nation’s kids 17 and under, or one in 14.