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Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
California Condors Reach A Milestone Moment
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tim Hauck of The Peregrine Fund about the hatching of the 1,000th California condor since the late 1980s, when conservation efforts began.
Colson Whitehead On 'The Nickel Boys'
NPR's Scott Simon talks to acclaimed novelist Colson Whitehead about his new novel, The Nickel Boys, which is based on the horrors of a real juvenile reformatory academy.
Resident Talks About Hurricane Barry Making Landfall In Louisiana
NPR's Scott Simon talks with David Hanagriff, president of St. Mary Parish, in the storm's path.
Latest On Tropical Storm Barry
New Orleans is braced for the arrival of Barry, which may be near hurricane strength by the time it comes ashore Saturday.
Barry Storms Louisiana
by Debbie Elliott
Barry's heaviest rains and strongest winds are expected to hit a wide swath of Louisiana today. The storm could dump more than two feet of rain in an already soggy area, raising fears of flooding.
Signature Song: Pink Floyd's 'Speak To Me/Breathe'
Toby Lineaweaver of Woods Hole, Mass., talks about his "signature song," "Speak to Me/Breathe," by Pink Floyd.
Will Beeley On Trucking And Songwriting
After a couple albums in the '70s, songwriter Will Beeley gave it up and became a long-haul trucker to support his family. He talks with Scott Simon about his new album Highways & Heart Attacks.
Encore: Billie Holiday's Grave
by Elizabeth Blair
Singer Billie Holiday died 60 years ago next week. For nearly a year, she had no tombstone until fans rallied to make sure Lady Day's final resting place was properly marked.
Visiting A Historic Mosque In North Dakota
by Leila Fadel
A mosque in the United States was built on a North Dakota prairie in the 1920s. Today the descendants of those families share that history with new American Muslims.
California Gives Mayors Funding For Homelessness
by Anna Scott
In California, the legislature is allocating $650 million to combat a growing homelessness problem. But mayors in California cities requested $2 billion.
Alaska's State Government Faces Big Budget Cuts
by Andrew Kitchenman
Lawmakers in Alaska are running out of options when it comes to stopping more than $400 million in cuts to the state budget which would affect mental health, education, elderly and child care funding.
Immigration Lawyers See Uptick In Arrests In Bay Area
by Farida Jhabvala Romero
With threatened arrests of people in the U.S. illegally set to begin Sunday, activists are protesting and lawyers are trying to get access to those immigrants who are detained.