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Why 1999 was such a big year for movies
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Brian Raftery, author of the book, Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen.
A 13-year-old found unexpected support in the school hallway after he lost his mom
When Todd Kashdan was 13, his mother died of breast cancer. He and his twin brother stayed home for about a week, before heading back to school. An unlikely peer reached out when no one else did.
An Alabama farmer secretly helped strangers pay their pharmacy bills
by Ashley Brown
For almost a decade, some residents in the tiny town of Geraldine, Ala., were having their pharmacy bills paid by a secret benefactor. No one knew until after the man's death.
President Biden picks a new chief of staff: Jeff Zients
by Tamara Keith
President Biden has picked a new chief of staff for the next contentious stage of his presidency, turning to Jeff Zients, an adviser known for his ability to get things done amid crises.
Encore: What makes that song swing? At last, physicists unravel a jazz mystery
by Maria Godoy
Jazz musicians and scholars have long debated the question: What exactly is this thing called swing? Now physicists say they've cracked the secret.
The latest on the Monterey Park shooting
by Adrian Florido
In Monterey Park, Calif., there are more questions than answers following the killings of 11 people and wounding of 10 others at a dance studio. Most of the victims were older and of Asian descent.
Encore: HarperCollins workers have spent more than 50 days on strike. Is it working?
by Andrew Limbong
Unionized HarperCollins Publishers employees have been striking for more than 50 days, with raising the base salary among their demands. The battle is testing the limits of worker power in publishing.
How the neighborhood is coping after a gunman killed 11 people at a dance studio
On Saturday, a gunman killed 11 victims at a ballroom studio in Monterey Park, Calif. Residents react near the site of the shooting, where normally, Lunar New Year Celebrations would be ongoing.
White supremacists might be to blame for an uptick in power grid attacks in the PNW
More electrical substations in the Pacific Northwest were attacked in 2022 than the prior six years combined. These come as the FBI has warned of far-right extremist groups targeting the power grid.
An early look at the 2024 campaigns for Senate
by Susan Davis
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., announced he will run for Senate after independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema left the Democratic Party last December. Sinema has not announced her re-election plans yet.
Encore: How climate change is impacting New England's snowplow drivers
by Mara Hoplamazian
New England winters are warmer and bring more rain than snow due to climate change. That means local snowplow drivers have limited work and must find alternatives to a once reliable livelihood.
Scientists find 17-pound meteorite in Antarctica
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Maria Valdes of Chicago's Field Museum about a fresh haul of meteorites she and other scientists collected in Antarctica.