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A photo of Hans-Joachim Bull's November 1990 picture with Angela Merkel, taken during Merkel's first campaign stop as a parliamentary candidate. Merkel chatted with Bull (far left, obscured behind another fisherman) and other fishermen in their hut. She asked about their concerns, and Bull and his colleagues told her they were worried about new European fishing quotas.

As Germany's Merkel steps down, those who guided her into politics remember her

Angela Merkel is stepping down after 16 years as Germany's chancellor. Earlier this fall, NPR caught up with some people who remembered her earliest days as a politician and reflected on her legacy.

A picture that Hans-Joachim Bull has showing Merkel with his father in 1990.

As Germany's Merkel Steps Down, Those Who Guided Her Into Politics Remember Her

On Sunday, German voters will choose a successor to Angela Merkel, who is stepping down as chancellor after 16 years. Some of her earliest supporters recall the day in 1990 when they first met her.

A memorial for Laura Shinn, who was struck and killed while biking to work, sits next to a fence on Pershing Drive in Balboa Park, July 26, 2021.

Mayor Gloria Directs City Staff To Create Protected Bikeways On Pershing Drive

In a move to separate cyclists and scooter riders from cars on Pershing Drive, Mayor Todd Gloria Thursday directed city staff to install bollards to create bikeways in both directions.

Rip Taylor talks with reporters before a film premiere in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, in 2002. Taylor, the mustachioed comedian with a fondness for confetti-throwing who became a television game show mainstay in the 1970s, died Sunday.

Rip Taylor, Comedian Known For His Camp And Confetti, Dies At 84

Taylor was a mainstay of 1970s television game shows and variety programs, such as Match Game and The Hollywood Squares. One of his best-known gags was to throw confetti at the audience.

'The Contrarian' Profiles Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-Founder And Political Provocateur

Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Max Chafkin talks about the tech billionaire who broke with most of Silicon Valley in backing Trump. Thiel also secretly funded the lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker.

In the years after the 9/11 terror attacks, security became omnipresent in Washington, D.C. That includes bollards, Jersey barriers and security barricades like those seen here outside of the U.S. Capitol.

After 9/11 Security Became Omnipresent In Washington, But Threats Are Different Now

After the attacks, barriers and thigh-high cement bollards sprouted up seemingly overnight in Washington, D.C. But new threats show the need for adaptability.

Composer Jerry Herman, flanked by actresses Carol Channing (left) and Jo Anne Worley at a 2002 Tony Awards party in Hollywood.

Broadway Legend Jerry Herman Is Dead At 88

The Broadway songwriter died in Miami of pulmonary complications, according to his publicist.

Russia And Venezuela Plan Cryptocurrencies

Venezuela and Russia announced plans to launch their own cryptocurrencies. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Monica de Bolle of the Peterson Institute for International Economics about why.

California Muslim Mehran Nazir struggled with suicidal ideation.

American Muslims Are 2 Times More Likely To Have Attempted Suicide Than Other Groups

Nearly 8% of Muslims in a recent survey reported a suicide attempt in their lifetime compared with 6% of Catholics, 5% of Protestants and 3.6% of Jewish respondents.

In Memoriam 2020: The Musicians We Lost

The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.

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