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The inmate, John Henry Ramirez, was in a small cell steps from the death chamber when he was told of the reprieve. He had asked to have a pastor touch him and vocalize prayers when he was executed.

When politicians need to know every damning detail about their opponent, they call people like Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian. The two former investigative journalists say they aren't looking to fuel smear campaigns — just to uncover all the dirt they can.

Lawrence Jackson went through most of his life not knowing much about his family history, but when he had a child, he wanted to pass along a family tree. His search took him across Virginia, where he found out more than he ever expected.

No, she's not Jamaican and she doesn't care if you like elephants. Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie offers up condensed tales of immigrant life in America. The Nigerian writer pulls back the layers of how we perceive "the other."

Some people think competition is an art. Others believe it's a skill. A new book suggests it might be neither — and that there is a science behind winning. Host Michel Martin speaks with authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman about Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing.

A man was hacked to death in daylight near a military barracks in Woolwich. A local parliamentarian says the dead man was a British soldier. Media reports say two young men hit the victim in a car, then used a machete and butcher's knives to kill him in the street. One witness reportedly said the assailants stood around, waving knives and a gun, and asked people to film them. The government has called an urgent meeting of its crisis response committee.

One takeaway from Iowa's Republican caucuses: evangelicals show no signs of backing away from Donald Trump. But some say even a small shift could make a big difference in November.

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast dishes on the recent film adaptation of Judy Blume's classic novel.

This summer, a 1,000-mile pipeline is expected to begin pumping oil from Azerbaijan's Caspian Sea coast, through neighboring Georgia, to a Turkish port on the Mediterranean Sea. Ivan Watson travels the length of the pipeline and reports on the people and places along the way.

If you had any doubts, we can clear them up now. Emo music not only still exists — it's thriving.

We take a moment to consider the "Bic For Her" pen and what other products might follow in its wake.

In Miami, authorities are putting security plans in place for Tuesday when Donald Trump is set to surrender and answer federal charges that he retained classified and top secret documents.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Natalie Vaughan, a realtor working in the Northern Virginia/DC area about the housing market in today's economy.

In the final segment of the series, NPR's Howard Berkes reports on one of the most unusual and hazardous professions--diving for sea cucumbers. An exotic delicacy in Asia, sea cucumbers cling to the bottom of Puget Sound, where divers brave frigid waters, strong currents and gradual bone necrosis to bring them up. No one knows much about these creatures, and measures to protect them have limited the fishery to a few determined divers.

The measure was delayed by an all-night speech from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy. Centrist Democrats in the Senate have raised objections to some provisions that will likely alter the House-passed bill.

The facility has swiftly become a symbol of the president's border crackdown.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Imran Khan, the embattled former prime minister of Pakistan, who has been organizing protests since his ouster by Parliament in 2022.

More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.

Authors John Donvan and Caren Zucker say parents have been "unsung heroes" in spurring more research on autism, and in getting many more kids out of institutions and into schools.

Israel says it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas officials in Qatar's capital of Doha. And, Trump says he wants to fight crime in Illinois. Gov. JB Pritzker sees a power grab.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with reporter Vicente Calderón about how visa holders, like himself, who can show proof of vaccination will be able to cross the U.S.-Mexico border again.

In some cultures, Fido's the beloved family pet. Elsewhere, he's lunch. Psychologist Hal Herzog explores our complicated relationship with animals in his new book, "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat."

While a fleet of alleged Chinese spy balloons have gotten a lot of attention, hackers for the People's Republic of China have been stealing vast quantities of data through cyberattacks for decades.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks to Katey Lesneski, coordinator for the Mission: Iconic Reefs, about how the current heat wave hitting Florida is already affecting coral reefs.