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At their StoryCorps interview in Las Cruces, N.M., in March 2020, Melanie Dunne, left, and Marissa Miranda remembered the late Cpl. Josh Dunne.

Remembering A Veteran Who Put Aside His Struggles For Others

The late Marine Cpl. Josh Dunne struggled with service-related traumatic brain injury and severe PTSD. At StoryCorps, his wife and sister-in-law remember his inspiring spirit and boisterous energy.

'In Treatment' Returns To HBO With Uzo Aduba At The Helm

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with award-winning actress Uzo Aduba about playing a therapist in the return of the HBO series, In Treatment.

Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich discusses possible uses for $47 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding during a special City Council meeting Tuesday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum Auditorium.

Peoria May Put Federal COVID-19 Funds Toward Borrowing, Furloughs

Canceling $10 million in planned borrowing to balance the 2021 budget and ending furloughs for some city employees are among the possible uses the City of Peoria may consider for $47 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding.

After more than a decade away from the recording studio, Nnenna Freelon returns with <em>Time Traveler,</em> an album she describes as a love letter to her late husband.

Jazz Singer Nnenna Freelon Works Through Grief With New Album And Podcast

"Time Traveler," Nnenna Freelon's first new album in more than a decade, is a passionate expression of love enduring as she grieves the loss of her husband and other family members.

A young, red-handed tamarin monkey. Some of these monkeys are changing their vocal call to better communicate with another species of tamarin.

Scientists Say These Monkeys Use An 'Accent' To Communicate With Their Foe

In the Amazon rainforest, one species of monkey changed their territorial call to better communicate with a competing species.

The Skagit Valley Chorale in Washington held a rehearsal in early March of 2020 that became a superspreader event for COVID-19.

After Its Superspreader Rehearsal, A Community Choir Struggles To Sing Together Again

A Skagit Valley Chorale rehearsal early last year became a deadly COVID-19 superspreader event. Now, the group is figuring out how to come back together and reforge the bonds of a community choir.

Miami-Dade Police work the scene of a shooting outside a banquet hall near Hialeah, Fla., Sunday. Two people died and an estimated 20 to 25 people were injured.

Police: 2 Dead, Over 20 Injured In Banquet Hall Shooting In Florida

The banquet hall had been rented out for a concert and authorities believe the shooting was targeted.

<strong></strong>"Little Africa on fire, Tulsa Race Riot, June 1, 1921"

3 Documentaries You Should Watch About The Tulsa Race Massacre

Monday is the 100th anniversary of one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. A spate of books and documentaries are marking the moment; we round up three to watch this weekend.

Charlie, then 1 year old, bites Harry, 3, in the original 2007 YouTube video — which isn't going anywhere, it turns out.

'Charlie Bit Me' Will Remain On YouTube After NFT Auction Switcheroo

Ahead of the auction, the seller of the copy of the 2007 viral video said the original would leave YouTube so it could be "memorialized" on the blockchain. Now, the buyer wants the clip to stay up.

A house under foreclosure in Las Vegas displays a sign on Oct. 15, 2010, saying that it's now bank-owned. Sen. Sherrod Brown has vowed increased scrutiny of Wall Street banks, in part after a surge in foreclosures in his hometown in Ohio over a decade ago.

Why Democrats Are Angry At Wall Street

Big banks are facing a new reality in Washington: Democrats control all levers of power and they are not shy about their intentions to ratchet up pressure on the sector.

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