New York City, NY

Editor's note: This article was originally published on December 2, 2022. It has since been updated. Musicians and bands often have to work a lot before they gain popularity around the world. No matter how big they get, one of the most satisfying and emotional moments when performing live as an artist is when the audience turns out to be familiar with the words of an original song.

Two-women band left speechless on stage after realizing everyone in the crowd knows their song

Nashville, TN

Anna Caudill shares her memories of Katherine Koonce — the educator was among six people killed at the Covenant School in Nashville on Monday in a mass shooting. Copyright © 2023 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.

Remembering Katherine Koonce, a victim in the mass shooting in Nashville

Alabama State

Rolling Fork, MS

A 100-year-old church in Rolling Fork, Miss., was decimated by tornados. Parishioners are already in the process of rebuilding their congregation. People in the small farming community of Rolling Fork, Miss., are mourning and cleaning up following the devastating storms and tornado that killed at least 26 people in the region on Friday night. Maya Miller from the Gulf States Newsroom visited with parishioners of a nearly 100-year-old church that collapsed as they looked for things to salvage from the wreckage.

Parishioners are salvaging what they can from their 100-year-old church after tornado

Virginia State

Richmond, VA

More than three weeks after Irvo Otieno died during a mental health crisis at a Virginia psychiatric hospital, he will be remembered at a funeral today in Richmond. And here's where I need to tell you that the story will contain detailed descriptions of violence. Otieno died after seven sheriff's deputies and three hospital workers piled on top of him while trying to restrain him. That was on March 6. All 10 have since been charged with second-degree murder. Whittney Evans with member station VPM in Richmond has been following this and is with us now to tell us more.

Mourners will remember man who died during a mental health crisis at a Va. hospital

Malibu, CA

HollywoodLife

Charlie Sheen is “winning” at fatherhood. The 57-year-old actor was seen out and about in Malibu on Thursday (Mar. 28), taking his sons, twins Max and Bob Sheen, for smoothies and snacks. Charlie dressed in a pullover hoodie, a pair of blue slacks, a white stop, and a black hat. Though Sheen’s sons, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, are just 14 years old, they are just as tall as their 5’10” father. They also sported sunglasses, helping to drive home the family resemblance.

Charlie Sheen’s Look-Alike Twin Sons, 14, Are Taller Than Him In Rare Public Outing Together: Photos

This is FRESH AIR. The new movie "A Thousand And One," which won the grand jury prize in the U.S. dramatic competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival, opens in theaters this week. It's the first feature film written and directed by A.V. Rockwell. And it follows more than a decade in the lives of a mother and son struggling to survive in a fast-changing New York City. Our film critic Justin Chang has this review.

A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film

Los Angeles, CA

After three hours went by without a sound, the homeowner called for help. Firefighters started cutting holes in the floor with chainsaws. The plumber had fallen asleep in the crawlspace. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:. Good morning. I'm A Martínez. A plumber crawled under a house in Los Angeles to do...

A plumber crawled under a house in Los Angeles to do a job and then went missing

On Monday, three children and three staff members were fatally shot at the Covenant School in Nashville, which one expert describes as part of an "astronomical increase" in violence on school campuses in recent years. There is no universal definition of a school shooting, explains Jillian Peterson, an associate professor...

74 people have been killed or injured by guns at American schools this year

Tennessee State

Nashville mourns the victims of a school shooting in a citywide public vigil attended by first lady Jill Biden. The community of Nashville is trying to heal after a school shooting this week left six dead, including three 9-year-old children. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:. At a citywide vigil last night,...

Nashville searches for healing after this week's school shooting left 6 people dead

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with cookbook author and activist Grace Young about her work to save America's Chinatowns. Grace Young is the stir-fry guru - literally. That's her Instagram handle. She writes cookbooks and cultural histories of Chinese cuisine. But three years ago, when the pandemic shut down New York City, her regular trips to Manhattan's Chinatown took on new meaning.

Cookbook author Grace Young is on a mission to save America's Chinatowns

NewsBreak

Poetry finally has its own Grammy category – mostly thanks to J. Ivy, nominee

To hear the broadcast version of this story, use the audio player at the top of this page. For decades, the Grammys' spoken-word awards have gone...

Poetry finally has its own Grammy category – mostly thanks to J. Ivy, nominee

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