Search results for

The celebrated writer transitioned from male to female in 1972 at the age of 46. In 1989, Morris told Terry Gross that she had shed "a lot of the emotions and the experiences of both genders."

The two Nogaleses — one in Arizona, the other in Mexico — are in separate countries, but to the people who live there, they feel like one place: a border city.

Backpacks and textbooks are a match made in heaven. But not too long ago, students walked to school carrying their books in their arms.

What happens when the world around you starts to burn? Performed by Josh Healey at Snap Judgment LIVE! in San Francisco's Nourse Theater.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with regular political commentators David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution about the Confederate flag being removed from the South Carolina State House, and Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

When the rhymes didn't cover rent, New York emcee Homeboy Sandman faced eviction. He decided to take his music full time. His latest work "First of A Living Breed" is one of NPR's 2012 top 50 albums.

Twenty-five years ago this week, Hollywood was offering two very different visions of women at work. One suggested menace, one heroism. Both were fantasies.

The rebels, rule breakers and renegades who rule this year's Top 10 list aren't looking for a Ph.D. in Traditional Cooking. They're pleasure seekers whose books are filled with quirky facts, gorgeous pictures and ingredients deployed in unexpected places.

A top Republican senator charged that Hillary Clinton "probably" broke the law with her use of private emails as secretary of state. But it's not likely to be so clear.

What are the stakes tonight for each of the candidates in Monday night's Iowa caucuses? Here's what the Democratic field stands to gain or lose — and how they're making their final arguments in Iowa.