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New York City's Chrysler Building is up for sale again
The Chrysler Building, a symbol of Art Deco glamor in the 1930s and once the tallest skyscraper in the world, is up for sale, again.
Biden's State of the Union address is the opening speech of the presidential election
President Biden delivered an address seen as key to his reelection campaign. We look at how it went.
Crooner Steve Lawrence, who also appeared on Broadway and on TV, dies at 88
Lawrence's hits include "I've Gotta Be Me" and "Go Away Little Girl." For decades he was part of the singing duo, Steve and Eydie, with his wife Eydie Gorme who died in 2013.
The Black writer who helped pave the path for intersectional feminism is honored
The Kentucky hometown of writer bell hooks now has a street named after her, just in time for Women's History Month.
RuPaul promotes reading with a rainbow-colored school bus
RuPaul announced this week that he's sending a rainbow bus full of banned books from the West Coast to the South.
A tiny gift shop in Maine became a refuge for LGBTQ people
In 1990, a young gay couple, Roger Mayo and Jim Neal, opened Drop Me A Line in Portland. They sold greeting cards, music and books on LGBTQ history, but soon it became more than just a store.
Texas struggles to contain one of the largest wildfires in the state's history
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kristen Moudy, economic development director for the city of Wheeler in the Texas Panhandle, where wildfires have burned more than a million acres.
Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is poised to become co-chair of the RNC
There will be another big shake up in the Republican Party Friday as the 168 members of the RNC are going to elect new leadership. They're expected to pick several Trump loyalists.
Biden made the case for his reelection during the State of the Union address
President Biden used the State of the Union address to illustrate his commitment on a range of issues — from the economy and health care to the border and NATO. Did he convince skeptical voters?
President Biden needs every Black vote he can get, reverend in Detroit says
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rev. Kenneth Flowers in Detroit about how his congregation views the presidential race. President Biden won in 2020 thanks in large part to Black voters like Flowers.
France marks constitutional guarantee of abortion rights on International Woman's Day
The president of France is holding a public celebration to mark the adoption this week of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights.
Does the U.S. have the power and leverage to stop the Israel-Hamas war?
NPR's A Martinez asks Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, if President Biden could end the Israel-Hamas war with a phone call.
Amid a dramatic standoff, Haiti extends its state of emergency for another 30 days
by Eyder Peralta
Gangs, which have called for the ouster of the country's defacto prime minister, are surrounding the Port Au Prince airport. The prime minister is presumed to still be in stranded in Puerto Rico.