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Barbara AlvarezBarbara Alvarez lost her husband in 2017, just before their daughter went off to college. Her unsung hero helped her find the strength to be a single mother to her child at a key moment in their lives. -
Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty ImagesThere are a few phrases, quotations, that get used over and over in different contexts.
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NPR listeners share how they've made relationships with their neighbors and community. Many of them, through parties, potlucks and coffees, say they've made the first move. -
It's a word that evokes national pride and rare talent, and one that has been around for thousands of years. -
The Academy of American Poets gives prizes to university and college students. One of them is Lauren Chumbley.
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Baby Yoda's big-screen debut, Ryan Gosling in space, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and a Peaky Blinders movie are all coming out before Memorial Day. -
We look back on Jesse Jackson's 1991 Saturday Night Live appearance reading Green Eggs and Ham in honor of Dr. Seuss. Jackson died on Tuesday at age 84.
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Chris Hemsworth stars as a virtuoso jewel thief, and Mark Ruffalo plays the detective tracking him down in Crime 101. This thriller is a deliberate throwback — and also a lot of fun. -
With the recent layoffs of the Washington Post book section staff, the question arises: where do eager readers go to find out about books? -
Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall died Sunday at the age of 95. -
Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at age 84. -
Dorris Wright played a role in desegregating the Greenville, S.C., public library in 1960 with fellow activist Rev. Jesse Jackson.
