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Unpacking the truth of antisemitism on college campuses
Colleges have become a flashpoint in discussions about rising antisemitism. But some on those campuses say the alarm from politicians and groups distorts reality and their motives should be examined.
Pamela Anderson tells her story in her own words with a new memoir
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor and writer Pamela Anderson about her autobiography Love, Pamela.
Encore: Actress Andrea Riseborough on her new movie, 'To Leslie'
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actress Andrea Riseborough about her new movie, To Leslie. It's about a single mother who wins the lottery but quickly loses the money.
Monterey Park's long history as a bastion for Asian-American suburban life
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Min Zhou, a professor of sociology and Asian American Studies at UCLA, about the city of Monterey Park, Calif., and the community where a shooting took place on Saturday.
Gatherings across the world kicked off Lunar New Year celebrations this weekend
This weekend, celebrations across the world kicked off the Lunar New Year. Family gatherings, food, parades and performances ushered in the year of the rabbit.
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.
Tucker Carlson's war on M&M's
by David Folkenflik
M&M is withdrawing its "spokescandy" ads after Fox's Tucker Carlson railed about the candies' de-sexualization as part of a push for a "woke" society. Maya Rudolph is the new face of the ad campaign.
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.