These were the most-borrowed books from public libraries in 2024
6 days ago · Some of the most checked-out books in public libraries across the country in 2024 include Kristin Hannah's The Women, Rebecca Yarros' Fourth Wing, and Emily Henry's Happy Place.. These books landed on the year-end wrap lists of public libraries in New York City, Cincinnati, Seattle and other cities.. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin, was the most checked-out adult book in ...
Stories that gave us joy (and a new exercise routine) in 2024
6 days ago · We're a big fan of that classic Louis Armstrong song: "When you're smilin' keep on smilin', the whole world smiles with you." In the year 2024, here are some of the Goats and Soda stories that made us smile. In a year when headlines were often grim, we'd like to share them with you for an end-of ...
Remembrance for Former President Jimmy Carter at the Carter …
6 days ago · Still on the hunt, the FBI shares new details about pipe bombs placed ahead of Jan. 6; The oldest living Olympic medal winner, Ágnes Keleti, has died at age 103
Reflecting on Jimmy Carter's legacy
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America's first major immigration crackdown and the making and …
Nov 19, 2024 · The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is widely considered to be the first major immigration clampdown in American history. It's a riveting tale that parallels today and may provide insights into the economic consequences of …
With dueling rallies this week, Georgia is on the mind for Trump …
Oct 24, 2024 · Stephen Fowler is a political reporter with NPR's Washington Desk and will be covering the 2024 election based in the South. Before joining NPR, he spent more than seven years at Georgia Public Broadcasting as its political reporter and host of the Battleground: Ballot Box podcast, which covered voting rights and legal fallout from the 2020 presidential election, the evolution of the ...
How Kash Patel has used children's books and podcasts to …
Updated December 10, 2024 at 05:01 AM ET "Once upon a time, in the Land of the Free, there lived a wizard called Kash the Distinguished Discoverer," reads the opening line of The Plot Against The King.It's the first in a trilogy of children's books written by President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel.
Calling all students! NPR's Student Podcast Challenge returns for …
Dec 19, 2024 · Steve Drummond heads up two teams of journalists at NPR. NPR Ed is a nine-member team that launched in March 2014, providing deeper coverage of learning and education and extending it to audiences across digital platforms.
Experts testify before lawmakers that the U.S. is running secret …
Nov 13, 2024 · Four experts testified in Wednesday's public hearing. You can watch the proceeding here.. Extraordinary moments unfolded in a similar hearing last year, most notably when retired Maj. David Grusch, formerly part of the Pentagon's UAP Task Force, alleged that the U.S. government has recovered nonhuman "biologics" from crash sites and has long operated a secret reverse-engineering program to ...
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