3+ week, 1+ day ago  (784+ words) Police detain Nerdeen Kiswani, an organizer of pro-Palestinian demonstration group "Within Our Lifetime" during a protest on Friday, April 12, 2024, in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption NEW YORK " A man accused of planning to firebomb the home of a…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (182+ words) When soul singer Lyn Collins released "Think (About It)" in 1972, it was a moderate hit at the time. But according to World Cafe correspondent John Morrison, the song's popularity only grew from that point on. "'Think (About It)' is not…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (514+ words) FILE - Romeo Beckham, from left, Cruz Beckham, Harper Beckham, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz Beckham appear at the premiere of the Netflix docuseries "Beckham" in London on Oct. 3, 2023. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP hide caption LOS…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (199+ words) No matter how you measure it, there is a lot of parking in the U. S. According to some estimates there are as many as six parking spaces for every car. Put another way, America devotes more square footage to storing cars…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (740+ words) The Tin Soldier, one of Nicolas Coppola's marionette puppets, is the main character in The Steadfast Tin Soldier show at Coppola's Puppetworks theater in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood. Anh Nguyen for NPR hide caption Puppetworks has served Brooklyn's Park Slope…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (718+ words) Jon One with one of the paintings featured in his solo show at Miami's Museum of Graffiti. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption MIAMI " Art takes over South Florida this week with the annual Art Basel fair and a host of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (698+ words) Ever see two people and wonder, are they a couple? Aaron Feinberg, a co-creator of Meet Cutes NYC, takes this question head-on in his spontaneous interviews on the streets of New York and new book. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Excuse me. Sorry....

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (646+ words) People dance at Brenda Caz'rez's 40th birthday party as Sonido Colombia plays music in the Privada Cusco neighborhood of Monterrey, Mexico, on Aug. 12, 2023. Ivan Kashinsky hide caption This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (382+ words) Every 10 Years, New York City counts all its trees. New Yorkers are in the middle of their once-a-decade census for trees. The goal is to keep tabs on the city's natural environment while counting and assessing every tree in the…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (427+ words) Once a mermaid, always a mermaid. A group of women in their 70s recently visited the Florida springs where they once performed as mermaids to see if they still had the magic. SKY LEBRON, BYLINE: Arlene Brooks and Mary Jo Mc…...