Jun 06 NPR photojournalist brought viewers to the front lines of Iraq battles By Larisa Epatko It was August 2004, and the Iraq war was about a year old. Fighting was intense in Sadr City, a suburb of Baghdad. NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was embedded with the troops. His photos captured a firefight and the anguish… Continue reading
Jun 05 NPR photojournalist, interpreter killed while reporting in Afghanistan By Corinne Segal, Elisabeth Ponsot David Gilkey, an NPR journalist whose photographs chronicled decades of global events, died in Afghanistan on Sunday. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 6:00 NPR’s “All Songs Considered” host Bob Boilen on the songs that change our lives By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 09 ‘Tiny Desk’ winner on why musicians with disabilities are an ‘unequal minority’ By Corinne Segal Gaelynn Lea's song "Someday We'll Linger in the Sun," an unforgettable fiddle melody marked by poetic lyrics, was chosen out of 6,100 submissions to win NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 7:55 Diane Rehm shares the painful story of her husband’s death By PBS News Hour After her husband starved himself to death over the course of nine days rather than continue living with Parkinson’s disease, NPR’s Diane Rehm found herself plagued with questions and fears. She channeled her struggles into “On My Own,” an evocative… Continue watching
Dec 21 Obama calls criticism of U.S. strategy against the Islamic State ‘legitimate’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama says criticism of his strategy to combat the Islamic State group is legitimate and failure to keep the public informed has contributed to fears that not enough is being done. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 9:05 Why does almost half of America’s food go to waste? Roughly 40 percent of food produced in America never makes it to the table. Whether it rots in the field, is trashed at the supermarket, or thrown out at home, NPR’s Allison Aubrey looks at why good food is being… Continue watching
Jun 03 What happened to Red Cross donations for Haiti? By Colleen Shalby Following a harrowing earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, the American Red Cross launched a project to raise funds to transform the area. Roughly $500 million was donated. But according to a new report from ProPublica and NPR, as it… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:40 Why Scott Simon shared his mother’s death with an unseen audience By PBS News Hour Scott Simon is known as the voice of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, but he also gained an audience when he used Twitter to document his mother’s final days. His 140-character observances of the life and death of his mother led… Continue watching
Nov 03 Tom Magliozzi, famous voice of NPR’s ‘Car Talk,’ dies at 77 By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Tom Magliozzi, better known as part of “Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers” duo on NPR’s popular “Car Talk”, died on Monday due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 77 years old. Continue reading