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Caitlin Clark shines in her WNBA debut, a preseason sellout
Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever on Friday night — and her "effect" showed no signs of waning. The preseason game against the Dallas Wings was another sellout match with enthusiastic fans lining up outside College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, to watch the NCAA's all-time leading scorer play in her first professional game.
Opinion: Ancient gastronomy from mammoths to muesli
We may have an image of our ancient human ancestors as they prowled the prehistoric plains with spears to bring down Dire wolves, Mastodons, and Saber-toothed tigers for dinner. But a study published this week in the "Nature Ecology & Evolution" journal has used new techniques to analyze the bones...
'Zillow Gone Wild' brings wacky real estate listings to HGTV
The real estate social media space is packed with influencers focusing on specific niches like luxury mansions, mid-century moderns or inexpensive yet promising fixer-uppers. Within this crowded universe, Zillow Gone Wild is a place to go if you're in the market for, say, a home in Kansas City, Mo., shaped like a UFO; a striking, angular residence in Kalamazoo, Mich., designed in the late 1940s by Frank Lloyd Wright; or a recently built cruise ship with close to 3,000 bedrooms. (Yes, there is an actual Zillow listing for this property.)
Canadian police arrest 3 suspects in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government. Three Indian nationals in their...
More than 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled over E. coli risk
Over 16,000 pounds of ground beef produced by Cargill Meat Solutions and sold at Walmart have been recalled due to concerns of a possible E. coli contamination. The contaminated beef was produced on April 26 and April 27 and distributed to Walmart stores throughout the eastern U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Lyndon Barrois talks making art from gum wrappers and "Karate Dog"
Some artists are defined by their chosen medium. Michelangelo did miracles with marble. Rembrandt with oils. And Larry David with complaining. Lyndon Barrois is the greatest living artist whose medium is Wrigley gum wrappers. His tiny sculptures have been collected and displayed in museums all over the world, and are featured on his website ItsAWrapper.com.
'Wait Wait' for May 4, 2024: With Not My Job guest Lyndon Barrois
This week's show was recorded at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Lyndon Barrois Sr. and panelists River Butcher, Joyelle Nicole Johnson and Josh Gondelman. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show. Who's Bill This...
Some cities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. Their turnout is quite low
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Three cities in Vermont now allow non-U.S. citizen residents to vote in local elections. Winooski is one of those municipalities. It just held its third local election with noncitizen voting. "Thirteen hundred and 45 people participated in our annual city and school election," Winooski Clerk Jenny...
She survived the 1970 Kent State shooting. Here's her message to student activists
When Roseann "Chic" Canfora arrived at Ohio's Kent State University in 1968, she says she was constantly being given leaflets by anti-war activists on campus — and throwing them away. U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was dragging on and deeply unpopular with a growing number of Americans. Over...
When PTO stands for 'pretend time off': Doctors struggle to take real breaks
A few weeks ago, I took a vacation with my family. We went hiking in the national parks of southern Utah, and I was blissfully disconnected from work. I'm a family physician, so taking a break from my job meant not seeing patients. It also meant not responding to patients' messages or checking my work email. For a full week, I was free.
'Hacks' Season 3 is proof that compelling storylines and character growth take time
It's pretty sad to find yourself referring to a third season of an Emmy-winning show as an example of streamers letting something run for a decent length of time. And, while many of us have a sense that "everything gets canceled so fast!" there's some nuance about how true that really is. Some of that depends on how you handle the knotty question of the "limited series."
Jerry Seinfeld and the fraught history of comedians and 'political correctness'
In the midst of the much more important stuff happening in the world, you may have missed a recent interview with Jerry Seinfeld. While doing the press rounds to promote his upcoming movie, the billionaire comedian offered a few thoughts about "why TV isn't funny anymore." His explanation? Political correctness and the extreme left. (His new movie, by the way, is about the race to invent the Pop-Tart – a topic so edgy and iconoclastic that I'm surprised that the woke-mob that runs Hollywood let it happen at all.)
Photos: Campus protests continue nationwide as some turned violent
Protests at college and university campuses continued across the country this week. These demonstrations have grown and intensified, with some turning violent when police have been called to remove protesters. Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented the demonstrations around the country this week as they unfolded.
'Dance Your Ph.D.' winner on science, art, and embracing his identity
Weliton Menário Costa grew up in rural Brazil. "I come from the countryside of the countryside of the countryside," he says. He didn't have much, but from his earliest days, he loved to sing. "I just remember looking at the singers on television and loving them," Menário Costa recalls....
A seafood bounty lures sea lions to S.F.'s Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years
The echoes of barking and blubber-slapping have grown louder in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. An unusually large herd of sea lions hauled out of the bay waters to hang out on the docks at Pier 39, a popular tourist destination. It's the most sea lions the area has seen in 15 years, according to pier officials.
Six months out from the election, Wisconsin students weigh voting for Biden
It's a sunny morning at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire as around a dozen young organizers talk politics at the student union. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is leading the discussion from the head of a conference room table laid out with Biden campaign information, buttons and posters that read "Students for Biden Harris."
After adopting its own Green New Deal, a college town sets a new target
Five years after setting some of the most ambitious climate targets in the nation, Ithaca, N.Y., is hoping to set a new standard. The city council unanimously voted this week to require that half the funding spent on its energy transition and on major infrastructure investments go toward those residents most at risk from climate change.
Wild Card: Jenny Slate
Welcome to Wild Card with Rachel Martin. In this first episode, Rachel talks to Jenny Slate, known for her roles in Obvious Child, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Parks and Recreation. Jenny opens up about whether fate brought her to her husband, what she's sacrificed for motherhood and what's so special about margarine and white bread sandwiches.
Houston area braces for flooding to worsen following storms
HOUSTON — The Houston area was under threat of worsening flood conditions Saturday, a day after heavy storms slammed the region and authorities warned those in low-lying areas to evacuate ahead of an expected "catastrophic" surge of water. A flood watch remained in effect through Sunday afternoon as forecasters...
Senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'
WASHINGTON — A top U.N. official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in "full-blown famine" after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian territory. Cindy McCain, the American director of the U.N. World Food...
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