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On Nov. 15, 2013, Miles Scott, a 5-year-old with leukemia, won hearts around the world when he became a superhero for a day with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The winner would replace Johnny Olszewski Jr. if he wins congressional race.

Legislators, advocates want the state to intervene.

Willis shot eight Woody Allen films and the entire Godfather trilogy. He died Sunday at 82. Willis spoke to Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 2002.

Ten presidential hopefuls are making their case on CNN Tuesday night. It is the first of two nights in this second round of Democratic primary debates. Follow NPR's real-time coverage.

The state of Maryland officially declared today, August 1st, as Henrietta Lacks Day and dedicated the stretch of Broening Highway from the Baltimore city…

He's behind the theme music for public-radio programs like MorningEdition and Marketplace. Now, Leiderman finally has an album of his own: BJ, which features Béla Fleck on several tracks.

Michael Horn's departure, effective immediately, was by "mutual agreement," a statement from the company says.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere enjoys making waves — or perhaps he feels as if there's no choice, because he helms the smallest of the four major telecom companies. Legere is engaged in a feisty battle for market share. In Las Vegas recently, he crashed AT&T's party at a trade show and was summarily kicked out, and T-Mobile is going hard after its competitors in new commercials. But where this all ends is an open question. Many analysts believe T-Mobile will eventually be gobbled up in a merger.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the visit a signal of bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress. The meeting took place as Ukraine said it had forced Russian troops away from Kharkiv.

For the latest installment of "What Are You Listening To?" NPR's John Ydstie speaks with Adam Sarmiento of Norman, Okla. He's a drum and percussion teacher, a landscape gardener, and a member of a pop rock band called The Candles.

Western culture has long romanticized the image of the young artist, but for some people, creative inspiration comes at the other end of life. A new exhibit at Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum pays tribute to the late onset of creativity, showcasing the works of 50 elderly artists. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

The presidential campaigns are in full swing and that's great news for America's political cartoonists. NPR's Renee Montagne talks about drawing the candidates with Pulitzer Prize winners Mike Lucovich and Mike Peters.

Writer BEN HAMPER. His funny first-person account of working in GM's auto factory is "Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line" (Warner Books). HAMPER is a third generation auto worker in Flint, Michigan. He first started writing when he submitted articles to the alternative newspaper, "The Flint Voice." The editor then was Michael Moore, who made the documentary "Roger and Me." Hamper appeared in Moore's documentary and also in the short lived TV program "TV Nation." In 1995 he appeared in "Canandian Bacon," a film starring John Candy. Last year, he moved from the factory town of Flint to Sutton's Bay, MI. (Rebroadcast, originally aired 8/19/91.

Police investigating a suspicious RV were evacuating the area moments before an explosion ripped through downtown Nashville early Christmas morning.

Kids of all ages reflect on the more memorable advice their fathers gave them.

In their latest ads, the presidential campaigns have switched strategies. The Kerry campaign is launching direct attacks on President Bush, while the president is now avoiding attack ads and focusing on presenting his agenda.

Deer Tick understands that modern American folk is a diverse and rich genre that branches into rock, country and blues. Rich, haunting imagery of death, violence and angels lends an almost apocalyptic nature to "Ashamed," an otherwise tranquil song that recalls the work of Bob Dylan.

The longtime incumbent was unseated by a narrow win.

The three men were all ice fishermen, and two of the men were brothers.