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Are Trump's Values Consistent With Evangelicals?

8:12am January 17, 2016

On Monday Donald Trump will give the convocation address to students at Liberty University. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to pastor Darrell Scott about Trump's appeal to evangelical voters.

Clinton Family Takes On Iowa

8:12am January 17, 2016

by Scott Detrow

One of America's political dynasties is turning out in force: Bill and Chelsea Clinton are campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Iowa.

This Week In Sports

8:12am January 17, 2016

NPR's Rachel Martin chats with Mike Pesca, host of Slate's The Gist about football games this weekend, and a certain quarterback who's in the playoffs.

'Fake Missed Connections' A Genre Of Its Own

8:12am January 17, 2016

Brett Fletcher Lauer was lost after his divorce and began posting fake "missed connections" on Craigslist. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to him about his book "Fake Missed Connections."

Gurdeep Shergill and his wife, Sonia, co-host a program on KBIF-AM for the 35,000 Sikh-Americans who live in Fresno.

Sikhs In Fresno Worried After Recent Attacks

5:06am January 17, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Sikh-Americans in Fresno, Calif., are apprehensive in the wake of two recent attacks in the area on elderly Sikh men.

Detainee's Wife On His Release From Iranian Prison: 'It's Amazing News'

9:19pm January 16, 2016

Pastor Saeed Abedini was among the Americans released from Iranian prisons Saturday. His wife, Naghmeh, tells NPR's Michel Martin about her family's ordeal.

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Sir Mix-a-Lot performs onstage at VH1's 5th Annual Streamy Awards Sept. 17, 2015 in Los Angeles, Calif.

What Happens When You Get Sir Mix-A-Lot's Phone Number

6:27pm January 16, 2016

by James Doubek

A law student got a new phone number, and began receiving risqué pictures and offers to test drive Lamborghinis.

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Ted Williams, a formerly homeless man pictured here in 2011, has landed a co-hosting job with a daily radio show in Columbus, Ohio. He first gained fame for his striking baritone.

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Formerly Homeless Man With 'Golden Voice' Back On The Airwaves

6:19pm January 16, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Ted Williams, whose striking baritone went viral in 2011, is now co-hosting a daily radio show in Columbus, Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch reports. It's his first full-time job since 1993.

Iran Swaps Prisoners With U.S., Reaches Implementation Day On Nuclear Deal

5:47pm January 16, 2016

On a day that sanctions were lifted on Iran, for its compliance with last July's international nuclear agreement, Iran also released five American prisoners. The U.S. released seven Iranians, as well.

Barbershop: Nikki Haley And Oscar Nominations

5:32pm January 16, 2016

Virginia Republican Puneet Ahluwalia, actor Ravi Patel and NPR's Sam Sanders join Michel Martin to talk Nikki Haley hashtags and the Oscar nominations.