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High-power detectives clash over a questionable conviction in 'Criminal Record'

Set in London, this AppleTV+ miniseries centers on an old murder case that may need to be reopened. Though the show doesn't dig as deeply as it could, the two antagonists crackle with genuine dislike.

Luz Vargas, 45, lost her son Kenyero Fuentes in the fire in Lahaina, Maui, on Aug. 8. He was found in the remnants of their burned home. His 15th birthday would have been this Sunday.

A mother raced to save her son from the Maui fires. She couldn't reach him

When everyone was trying to escape the flames in Lahaina, Luz Vargas ran toward them: Her son was home alone. Days later she found his body. Sunday would have been his 15th birthday.

Pain and pleasure do the tango in the engrossing new novel 'Kairos'

A young student in East Berlin falls in love with a much older writer in the run-up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is a love story and a rich portrait of people watching their country disappear.

The search for a church that isn't a church

Plenty of Americans consider themselves to be unaffiliated from any religious institution. Yet for some, including Perry Bacon, the pull to a community like a church remains strong.

Visual artist Paul Lewin created this work for Toshi Reagon and Bernice Johnson Reagon's musical setting of <em>Parable of the Sower</em>.

Octavia Butler wrote a 'Parable' that became a prophecy — now it's also an opera

Octavia Butler's novel Parable of the Sower — depicting a dystopian U.S. in 2024 — was published 30 years ago. Toshi Reagon's new musical retelling explores the web of past, present and future.

Jorge and Susel Mata in the kitchen on "Steak Day" circa 2019.

Americans celebrate dads this weekend. Three tell us about being a father in 2023

Ahead of Father's Day, NPR's Morning Edition spoke with three dads about what it means to raise a family in the U.S. in 2023.

Sinéad O'Connor sings in concert in 2003 at The Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. O'Connor has died at 56.

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56

O'Connor, who had one of the biggest hits of the early 1990s with her version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," became as well known for her political convictions and the tumult in her life as for her songs.

FILE - Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performs during the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy on Oct. 5, 2014. O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56. The singer's family issued a statement reported Wednesday by the BBC and RTE.

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s but was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56

Pastor Emeritus L.J. Thomas of Mt. Moriah Christian Church speaks to a crowd at the Mira Mesa Veterans Memorial Wall. San Diego, Calif. May 29, 2023.

Memorial Day tributes held in Mira Mesa, Mt. Soledad, USS Midway

Residents from the San Diego region and elsewhere honored those who gave their lives in military service to the nation during several Memorial Day events Monday in the Mira Mesa neighborhood, Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial and at the USS Midway Museum.

Heat can be deadly, as this sign in Death Valley National Park warns. Some of the hottest temperatures in the world have been recorded here. But it doesn't need to be 130 degrees out to be dangerous.

How heat kills: What happens to the body in extreme temperatures

Multiple organ failure, heart attack and kidney failure are the primary ways people die in extreme heat. Read on to find out how to stay safe in the heat wave.

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