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In Memoriam 2024: The Musicians We Lost

It takes a village to make the music we love. We remember the singers, songwriters, composers, instrumentalists, producers and journalists that we lost in 2024.

Marisa Peñaloza

Marisa Peñaloza is a senior producer on NPR's National Desk. Peñaloza's productions are among the signature pieces heard on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as weekend shows. Her work has covered a wide array of topics — from breaking news to feature stories, as well as investigative reports.

What's Inside The Senate's $2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Package

The economic relief bill provides help to individuals, businesses, hospitals, as well as state and local governments. Here are the details.

An outside legal review found a "perception of a culture at NPR that favors men," in a way that it said many employees believe "can foster harassment and bullying."

Report Detailing Harassment At NPR Cites 'High Level Of Distrust' Of Management

An outside legal review of NPR's handling of allegations against former top news executive Michael Oreskes found that questions were raised about his behavior even before he was hired.

<strong>House Democratic Leadership</strong> Top row: House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina (left), Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries of New York. Bottom row: Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico (left), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland and Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos of Illinois.

A Guide To Who's Who In House Leadership For The 116th Congress

The Democratic leadership is diverse, representing the record number of women and minorities first elected. Republicans, however, have a leadership slate made up almost entirely of white males

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions pledges his support for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before speaking to supporters on Oct. 10 at a rally in Ambridge, Pa.

Trump Names Picks For National Security Adviser, Attorney General, CIA Director

Sen. Jeff Sessions has been offered the post of attorney general, while Rep. Mike Pompeo and Michael Flynn have been offered the respective positions of CIA chief and national security adviser.

One restaurant has a way to fight food waste: Making food out of 'trash'

Shuggie's Trash Pie chef David Murphy shares three easy recipes for transforming unloved leftover ingredients into delicious eats.

Drilling already occurs around much of the plateau's base. Conservation groups want to delay drilling on top until technology improves, and companies can drill into the plateau's side to access pockets of gas, instead of putting wells on top.

Drilling Increasingly Encroaches on Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains contain huge reservoirs of gas, but they also have some of the last untouched lands in the country. Colorado's Roan Plateau is one of these largely pristine places, and a debate is raging over whether to open its public lands to drilling.

What was once known as a 'biggie' drink at Wendy's is now just a 'medium.' Soft drinks now come in small, medium and large sizes only. The 42-ounce large is equal to three-and-a-half cans of soda.

Wendy's 'Biggie' Portion Gone in Name Only

Wendy's is doing away with its "biggie" and "great biggie" portion names. But that doesn't mean sizes are getting smaller. A medium drink is 32 ounces, and a large tops out at 42 ounces. Nutritionists see this new, larger soft drink as a setback in the battle against obesity.

2003 Caldecott, Newbery Book Medals Announced

In top awards given annually to children's book writers and illustrators, Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi received the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. And My Friend Rabbit, illustrated and written by Eric Rohmann, received the Caldecott Medal, for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

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