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KPBS' Steve Walsh reports on the mental health struggles veterans face and the lack of support they receive from the military.

A group in North Carolina helps people turn unwanted guns into tools and jewelry. For some, it's a healing process.

The animated film Piece By Piece traces Pharrell's early life in Virginia Beach and follows his trajectory to a Grammy-winning songwriter, performer and producer. Originally broadcast Oct. 8, 2024.

Liz Halloran joined NPR in December 2008 as Washington correspondent for Digital News, taking her print journalism career into the online news world.

Reena Advani is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and NPR's news podcast Up First.

In Michigan, and other parts of the country, some people are seeking Black doulas to assist with births.

David Greene talks with Jake Williams of the cybersecurity firm Rendition InfoSec about documents released by WikiLeaks that purportedly describe tools the CIA uses to spy on electronic devices.

With her classic voice and in-the-pocket delivery, Russell recently polished some gems at the 2010 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. Saxophonist Virginia Mayhew also presents new material.

For more than 20 years, the Rev. Eric Williams has devoted himself to educating people about AIDS and helping those who suffer from the disease. As he recalls, one funeral — and a "favor" — led him to the undertaking. World AIDS Day is Saturday.

Stanley "Tookie" Williams, co-founder of the notorious Crips street gang, has been on San Quentin's death row since 1979. But behind bars, he's written nine children's books and urges young people to avoid the gang life. A profile of Williams' violent past and uncertain future.

Natasha Williams, a Ukrainian-born cafe owner and former actor, has gone back to her roots: She has started a Stanislavsky-inspired theater company in Lexington, Ky., called the Balagula Theatre.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will resign his post at the end of December and take up a position at Cambridge University. The news comes at a time of tensions within the Anglican Church over the issue of homosexuality and women bishops.

To celebrate its 90th anniversary, Chicago-based Poetry magazine has released a collection of correspondence between the publication and renowned poets such as T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and William Carlos Williams. The book is called Dear Editor: A History of Poetry in Letters.

VIBE magazine editor-in-chief Mimi Valdes and music producer Pharrell Williams talk about the two-year-old VIBE Music Awards program on UPN. Hear NPR's Tony Cox, Valdes and Williams.

Musicians Robin and Linda Williams who are renown for their performances of traditional music. Their new release, Sugar for Sugar features their own songs. Anne Williams (no relation to Robin and Linda) hosts an acoustic music program on WYSO in Yellow Springs Ohio provides this review of the new album. (4:30) (IN S

A Chester City Council member was arrested Wednesday night and charged with two counts of threatening the life of a public official. Odell Williams, who…

The video circulating online shows an officer repeatedly striking Nathaniel Williams, 37, while holding him down and attempting to handcuff him.

It's been 23 years since Tad Williams wrapped up his epic Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series. Now, he returns to the land of Osten Ard in a brief gem of a story that sets up a fresh epic to follow.

As printers get smarter and more advanced, companies have more tools and methods to lock you into buying expensive ink, including blocking affordable knockoff options. One consumer fights back.

Reparations for African Americans has long been a sticking point for a redress to this nation’s reckoning with both its historical wrongs and its contemporary consequences. Experts on the matter weigh in on the practicality and economics of reparations.