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The families of two people killed by a driver at Hains Point are still waiting for answers

Martin Austermuhle — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:11:07 +0000

Relatives of Rhonda Whitaker and Waldon Adams say they still have little information about what happened to the pair, which was killed by a driver as they walked around Hains Point last year.

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed freed from Russia in prisoner swap

Michele Kelemen — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:28:00 +0000

A former U.S. Marine is on his way back to the United States after being released from Russian detention. Trevor Reed's release was part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia.

In ‘Tasha,’ a son tries to make sense of his smart, difficult mother

Maureen Corrigan — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:18:00 +0000

In this droll, emotionally wrenching and profound memoir, novelist Brian Morton attempts to see his mother as a whole person — not just in relation to him, or, God forbid, as an eccentric "character."

The Sounds of America: Terry Riley ‘In C’

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:43:34 +0000

Riley’s experimental recordings helped pioneer a new movement in contemporary music.

Why are masks such a big deal for so many? Psychologists have thoughts

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:38:06 +0000

The Omicron subvariant BA.2 now accounts for 75 percent of new COVID cases in the U.S.

Jorge Drexler on love, the cosmos, and ‘Tinta y Tiempo’

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 12:32:34 +0000

It’s the album that almost didn’t happen.

Ukrainians debate the future of Russian identity and culture within their society

Brian Mann — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:24:00 +0000

People in the Ukrainian city of Odesa are considering how their deep Russian heritage can fit into Ukraine's national identity. Some want Russian monuments and cultural markers removed.

Russia’s national energy company cuts off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:24:00 +0000

European leaders say Russia's decision to cut off natural gas supplies amounts to blackmail. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Henning Gloystein, energy director at the Eurasia group, about Russia's move.

FDA considers a Pfizer booster and a Moderna vaccine for children

Array — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:24:00 +0000

Pfizer has asked for authorization for the first booster for children 5 to 11 and Moderna is poised to ask for authorization for the first vaccine for children younger than 5.

Danica Roem did opposition research on herself. It’s one way she reclaimed her story

Array — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:22:00 +0000

The Virginia lawmaker is the first openly transgender U.S. state legislator. In her new memoir, she embraces the idea of using what was written about her to empower her to tell her story.