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In Newsrooms, Some Immigration Terms Are Going Out Of Style

NPR | May 14, 2013 2:41 p.m.

The Associated Press decided the word "illegal" should only be used to describe actions, not people.

Experts Say Prize-Winning Photo Of Gaza Funeral Is Authentic

NPR | May 14, 2013 2:07 p.m.

A story questions a photo's authenticity, and the photographer says he did nothing unusual.

Banksy Mural May Be Coming To U.S. After All

NPR | May 13, 2013 3 a.m.

"Slave Labour," which disappeared from a wall in London, is to be part of a private collection.

Buzz Aldrin's Case For A 'Mission To Mars'

NPR | May 10, 2013 11:40 a.m.

In Mission To Mars, astronaut Buzz Aldrin lays out his plans for getting Americans on Mars by 2035.

Making Peace With The Bible By Writing It Out Word For Word

NPR | May 10, 2013 9:09 a.m.

Host Michel Martin speaks with Phillip Patterson who two verses away from writing out the Bible.

With Gorgeous Dorms But Little Cash, Colleges Must Adapt

NPR | May 09, 2013 8:43 a.m.

Jeffrey Selingo's new book, College (Un)bound, lays out the challenges facing higher education.

In France, A Renewed Push To Return Art Looted By Nazis

NPR | May 08, 2013 6:55 p.m.

The Internet and improved technology have helped, but it's still a painstaking process.

What's The Most Meaningful Gift Your Mom Gave You?

NPR | May 08, 2013 12:08 p.m.

Many people are wracking their brains to find a Mother's Day gift. But a group of women wrote about gifts their mothers gave them. Their essays are part of the book What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-one Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most. Host Michel Martin speaks with the editor and a contributor.

Crowd Funding Effort Seeks To Save Venice's Everyday Gondolas

NPR | May 06, 2013 6 p.m.

Traghetti fans have harnessed 21st-century technology to save this ancient form of transportation.

Portland Opera Rolls On After Injury To Principal Singer

OPB | May 06, 2013 6:37 a.m.

Verdi's operatic comedy Falstaff opens in Portland this week. But, one of the principal singers will perform from a wheelchair after an injury on the stage.

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