Utah State

Public school libraries all across Utah will look a little different this fall. The state has published a list of 13 books that are going to be removed from all the schools in the state. It's the result of a new law that was passed earlier this year. And, as NPR's Andrew Limbong reports, this is just the first batch of books being pulled.

More than a dozen books are removed from schools statewide in Utah

Drug overdose is the top killer of young adults — and is a problem on college campuses, too, though it often goes unreported. One mother wants to make sure narcan is easy to get in college dorms. PIEN HUANG, HOST:. Drug overdose is the top killer of young adults,...

How are colleges confronting overdose risks?

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes and commentary from Donna Douglas are from an interview with her conducted by the author.]. Donna Douglas, who died of pancreative cancer at 82 in 2015, was an honest-to-goodness Southern Belle who displayed a natural beauty and talent in her portrayal of the hollering, rope-wearing, whistle-happy, and critter-cuddling Elly May Clampett on the 1960s classic TV hit, The Beverly Hillbillies.

TV's Beloved 'Beverly Hillbillies' Actress Donna Douglas: Nine Years After Her Death

TIME

From Anna Marie Tendler's memoir to T.J. Newman's thriller

The Best New Books to Read in August 2024

Mound Bayou, MS

MOUND BAYOU, Miss. — In the center of this historically Black city, once deemed “the jewel of the Delta” by President Theodore Roosevelt, dreams to revitalize an abandoned hospital building have all but dried up. An art deco sign still marks the main entrance, but the front...

Black hospitals vanished in the U.S. decades ago. Some communities have paid a price

By Darrell Owens — I was split on whether gun deaths or traffic deaths are the biggest death cults in the United States, but I’ve decided it goes to cars. However neutered gun control is, it’s not a popular mandate in polling but rather a quirk in effective lobbying. Car deaths and automobile manufacturer deregulation are a completely different level of insanity. Unfortunately, car centrism is the popular mandate in that most Americans really don’t care about people being killed by cars, even if the victims are their own family members, and are seemingly resistant to taking the necessary systemic steps to save lives.

America’s Biggest Death Cult

Tampa, FL

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Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Let's check in now on a decadeslong environmental effort focused on a creature that sounds honestly like a nightmare. MARC GADEN: A tooth-filled mouth, about 100 teeth - The mouth is a suction cup on the end of a snake. HUANG: He's talking about sea lampreys. GADEN: The teeth anchor...

'Like something out of a horror movie': Scientists tackle invasive sea lampreys in the Great Lakes

The Guardian

An irreverent heroine brings late medieval England to life in this raucous tale based on a real-life hoax

A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike review – loveable historical fiction

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Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said he would delay the publication of Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America—the book associated with the organization’s conservative policy agenda known as Project 2025, according to a report. “There’s a time for writing, reading, and book tours—and a time to put down the books and go fight like hell to take back our country,” Roberts told RealClearPolitics, which first reported the delay. “That’s why I’ve chosen to move my book’s publication and promotion to after the election.” Roberts’ book was originally slated to release on Sept. 24, according to publisher HarperCollins....

Heritage Foundation Prez Now Delaying the Release of His Project 2025 Book

It is a head scratcher. Why do so many jazz musicians, professional jazz musicians, simply suck at selling themselves? You may recognize the type—no website, or else a sloppily designed one with an outdated bio, poor quality photos, no live dates displayed, no juicy quotations from album or gig reviews to entice potential customers, no high-quality video content ... and on it goes.

Why Are So Many Jazz Musicians So Bad At Selling Themselves?

Ferguson, MO

Yesterday marks 10 years since a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., shot and killed Michael Brown. He was an unarmed black teenager. Brown's killing drew attention to problems with policing in the community, and it was a turning point for the Black Lives Matter protest movement. Here's sound from one of the protests in Ferguson that NPR reporters recorded in August 2014.

How has Ferguson changed 10 years after Michael Brown's death

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Washington, DC

If you’ve seen a large building made entirely out of concrete built sometime between the 1950s and 1970s, you’ve probably seen the style of architecture known as brutalism. People have a lot of feelings about these buildings. NPR interviewed people on the street in front of FBI headquarters...

Why brutalist buildings should stay, even if people think they're ugly

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How much do you really know about Chinese Zodiac Signs? Many people are getting more and more interested in astrology. But, we're here to tell you not to find yourself lost in one ideology. There is so much knowledge out there. It's waiting for you to finally get your awareness heightened. The Chinese Zodiac is an ancient system of astrology, that consists of 12 animal signs. Each sign is closely associated with particular traits. Among these, certain signs are often regarded as particularly powerful due to their attributes and influence. In this article, we explore three of the most powerful Chinese Zodiac signs.

3 Most Powerful Chinese Zodiac Signs

It's that time of year when we want to lie on a beach and lose ourselves in a good book. Today on the show, three summer reading recs that got our hosts thinking about economics. Remember, anything read on the beach is, in fact, a "beach read." Books recommended on...

Beach reads with a side of economics

Kansas State

Missouri State

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

Having grown up on a reading list comprised mostly of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, I think humor writers don’t get enough credit. It takes skill to make people laugh with nothing but the words you put to paper. Plus, comedies are a great way to explore meaningful and...

12 of the Funniest Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

The Week

The author recommends works by Dan Jones, T.H. White, and more

Lev Grossman's 6 favorite books that explore the Middle Ages

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For Monica Vera-Schubert, getting insurance to cover addiction treatment was a long road. She went through the process for her son, Bobby. They finally prevailed, and...

Consider This from NPR

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