• Mark Twain's weird but perfect ending

    Mark Twain's weird but perfect ending

    Apr 21, 2022 09:49 PM EDT

    ... story endings I've ever heard. The night Clemens was born, on Nov. 30, 1835, there was a brilliant view of Halley's Comet flying right over his hometown of Florida, Missouri -- a sign of the bright talent he'd bring to the world. He grew up in the hamlet ...

  • Bosnia became independent 30 years ago, but divisions in the region remain

    Bosnia became independent 30 years ago, but divisions in the region remain

    Mar 26, 2022 08:13 PM EDT

    Kira Kay:  The war began when most of the Serb community refused to be forced into the new country of Bosnia. while there were war crimes on all sides, 80 percent of the estimated 100,000 people killed were Muslim Bosniaks.  Kemal Pervanić: Where we are standing right now, used ...

  • Dolly Parton declines Rock Hall of Fame nomination

    Dolly Parton declines Rock Hall of Fame nomination

    Mar 14, 2022 05:54 PM EDT

    Dolly Parton has announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn't “earned that right.” The music icon who has been elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame explained her decision in a statement posted on her ...

  • Russia strikes near Ukrainian capital; port city under siege

    Russia strikes near Ukrainian capital; port city under siege

    Mar 12, 2022 10:45 PM EDT

    ... Kremlin likely expected. “The fact that the whole Ukrainian people resist these invaders has already gone down in history, but we do not have the right to let up our defense, no matter how difficult it may be,” he said. Later Saturday, Zelenskyy reported that 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers had ...

  • Russian forces bombard targets across Ukraine as official warns 'worst is yet to come'

    Russian forces bombard targets across Ukraine as official warns 'worst is yet to come'

    Mar 03, 2022 11:55 PM EDT

    Markiyan Paranyak (through translator): Yes, absolutely. This is the task of every Ukrainian right now, to defend our country. Even women and children are trying to stop tanks with their bare hands. Nick Schifrin: Last Sunday, they detained Chechnyans they called saboteurs. Lviv's mayor confirmed to us that 10 ...

  • Spilling into streets and city squares, Russian citizens protest the war in Ukraine

    Spilling into streets and city squares, Russian citizens protest the war in Ukraine

    Mar 02, 2022 11:50 PM EDT

    ... ordered a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Woman (through translator): War must be stopped. It must be. It's crazy what's going on right now. We should all shout no to war. Ryan Chilcote: Many protesters say they don't want to feel as if they have Ukrainian ...

  • How disinformation around Jan. 6 riot has downplayed violence, divided Americans

    How disinformation around Jan. 6 riot has downplayed violence, divided Americans

    Jan 05, 2022 11:40 PM EDT

    Here's Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona last month: Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ): These are dads, brothers, veterans, teachers, all political prisoners who continue to be persecuted and endure the pain of unjust suffering. Amna Nawaz: So too with the death of Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran ...

  • Recalling influential people who died in 2021

    Recalling influential people who died in 2021

    Dec 30, 2021 10:22 PM EDT

    ... performer who was "Weekend Update" host when Bill Clinton and O.J. Simpson provided comic fodder during the 1990s. Sept. 14. Jane Powell, 92. The bright-eyed, operatic-voiced star of Hollywood's golden age musicals who sang with Howard Keel in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and danced with ...

  • Meet Rosalind Franklin, a sidelined figure in the history of DNA science

    Meet Rosalind Franklin, a sidelined figure in the history of DNA science

    Dec 03, 2021 10:09 PM EDT

    Excerpts from "The Secret of Life," Chapter 6 By Howard Markel As a little girl, Rosalind distinguished herself from her siblings (one older brother, David; two younger brothers, Colin and Roland; and a younger sister, Jenifer) by being quiet of voice, observant of those around her, and perceptive in her ...

  • How friendly experiments led Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to record 'Raise the Roof'

    How friendly experiments led Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to record 'Raise the Roof'

    Nov 22, 2021 11:20 PM EDT

    ... fail and to able to walk away is crucial. Jeffrey Brown: The original version of "The Price of Love" written and recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1966 surrounds its painful lyrics with upbeat pop energy. Now it's something else. Robert Plant: You make it lustrous and perhaps a ...