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S&G/PA Images via Getty ImagesA torn hamstring left sprinter Derek Redmond painfully limping through the last 200 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Then his father Jim emerged to help him cross the finish line, together. -
“On a Sunday morning in late June, I waited with my son at the side entrance of a stately home near Cambridge, England. We stood on a stone bridge that spanned what was once a moat, the water drained, a grassy pathway at the bottom, the moat’s walls overgrown with greenery.”
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The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool. -
Drew Magary in his book "The Night The Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life After Brain Damage" tells the story of his recovery in the hospital and the long process after of trying to put his life back together.
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Butter is to the Irish what olive oil is to the Italians. They cook almost everything with it and though they might occasionally be cowed into using a butter substitute like margarine, they would never think of insulting guests by offering it to them lest it bring shame upon the house.
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An Atlanta store is one of hundreds of independent booksellers across the country celebrating the freedom to read as schools, universities and public libraries face attempts to ban or restrict books.
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The storm blew most of Puerto Rico's avocados off their trees. Now people are racing to eat and give them away before they go bad.
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The thriller Don't Worry Darling has a satisfying setup and some good performances. But the payoff leaves a lot to be desired.
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The visits from law enforcement didn’t result in any actions, but they highlight the potential stakes of Missouri’s new law criminalizing certain books in schools.
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Jazz Night in America talks to pianist and composer Sean Mason about his musical journey from North Carolina to New York, and how the South never really left his music.
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The 42-year-old is in his final Major League season and is hoping to join three baseball legends in reaching 700 home runs. Only Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds have done it. Pujols has 698.
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In the first of our six-part series, NPR's Bob Mondello explains how the theater that most Americans see is being transformed.
