Award-Winning Director Mike Nichols Dies At 83
Nichols died suddenly Wednesday, ABC News said in a statement. The director of The Graduate and Death of a Salesman was one of the few people to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.
View ArticleRepublicans Warn Obama Ahead Of Planned Immigration Action
The president's action, to be announced later today, will grant temporary relief to some immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Republicans could strip away funds that would go toward Obama's plan.
View ArticleFerguson Documents: How The Grand Jury Reached A Decision
The grand jury was presented with hours of testimony and thousands of pages of documents. Their job was to decide if there was enough probable cause to bring charges against officer Darren Wilson.
View ArticleSen. Rubio Says He Could Run For President Even If Jeb Bush Does
The Florida Republican tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that while he had not made a final decision on a run, "we're closer to a decision than we were a month ago."
View ArticleNew York Police Commissioner Confirms Work Slowdown By Officers
But William Bratton tells NPR the issue was being corrected. The death of Eric Garner in police custody and the subsequent slaying of two New York City police officers has created a tense atmosphere.
View ArticleJailed Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Faces Second Round Of Public Flogging
Badawi is being publicly flogged 50 times each week over 20 weeks for insulting Islam. He is set to receive 50 lashes Friday in the Saudi port city of Jiddah.
View ArticleWhite House Seeks More Time From Congress On Iran
There is bipartisan support for sanctions — and a veto threat from the president. His chief of staff, Denis McDonough, says the White House would consider congressional action "later in the year."
View ArticleJapanese World War II Battleship Musashi Found, Billionaire Paul Allen Says
The Microsoft co-founder says his team found the ship's wreckage in the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines. The vessel was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
View ArticleIsrael's Election: Exit Polls Show Netanyahu's Likud, Opposition In Tight Race
Two exit polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union each with 27 seats in the Knesset. Another shows Likud with 28 and the Zionist Union with 27.
View ArticleGermanwings Crash: Co-Pilot Was Treated For Suicidal Tendencies
But a prosecutor says "documents don't show any hints of [Andreas Lubitz] being suicidal or being aggressive toward other people." The plane crash last week killed 150 people.
View ArticleBuzzFeed Deleted Stories After Complaints From Advertisers
In a memo to staff, editor in chief Ben Smith acknowledged that the site had deleted more than 1,000 posts — three of them after complaints from advertisers. Gawker first reported on the deletions.
View Article'Charlie Hebdo' Staffer Pushes Back Against Writers' Opposition To Award
"If you're standing for the freedom of expression, you can't be at one moment for this freedom of expression, and two or three minutes later, against that," film critic Jean-Baptiste Thoret says.
View ArticleNothing More To Say On Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw Says
The former NBC Nightly News anchor's comments came on Fresh Air. Williams, the man who succeeded him, is serving a six-month suspension for exaggerating his experiences in the Iraq War.
View ArticleUneasy Rider: The Origins Of Motorcycle Gangs And How They Remain A Force
Steve Cook, who heads the Midwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association, tells NPR that soldiers returning from World War II formed biker gangs, which became infamous during a 1947 riot.
View ArticleCourt Throws Out Some Convictions Of Former Ill. Gov. Blagojevich
The disgraced Democrat is serving a 14-year sentence for abusing the authority of his office for personal financial gain. He will stay in prison pending further court proceedings.
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