Did a song by the rapper Logic lead to fewer suicides?
When rapper Logic's song "1-800-273-8255" — the digits for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — came out, the hotline started getting more calls.
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A COVID surge fueled by the unvaccinated is overwhelming this New Hampshire hospital
Monadnock Community Hospital in New Hampshire is so tight on beds that each day medical personnel call hospitals in five other states in hopes of finding space for one of its COVID patients.
Lights between houses in Baltimore neighborhood show connection in pandemic holidays
In 2020, a Baltimore man strung holiday lights across the street to remind his neighbor of the connection they shared despite pandemic isolation. Soon, others hopped on their rooftops to do the same.
What the pandemic could mean for the economy in 2022
The country's economic health is largely being defined by the coronavirus pandemic. The omicron variant is now changing expectations for the economy in 2022.
NASA prepares to launch the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA is getting ready to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope. At mission control in Baltimore, Md., astronomers are getting ready.
Encore: A toy monkey that escaped Nazi Germany and reunited a family
The father of NPR's Uri Berliner packed a stuffed monkey when he fled the Nazis as a child. He kept the toy for decades before donating it to a museum, an act that led to a remarkable discovery.
Maggie Gyllenhaal explores the honesty of being a mother in her directorial debut
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actress Maggie Gyllenhaal about her directorial debut The Lost Daughter, which takes a unique look at motherhood. Now in theaters, the film will be on Netflix on Dec. 31.
Encore: Lies, betrayal and competition as lawmakers deck the halls of Congress
Forget the Build Back Better bill or the Jan. 6 investigation. Right now, some members of Congress seem to be more focused on the holiday decorations outside their Capitol Hill offices.
Daunte Wright's aunt says Kim Potter's conviction is 'bittersweet'
Family members says they're happy about the guilty verdict for the former police officer, who fatally shot Wright in April. But they say it's not true justice.
How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension
To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate nations.