Steven Spielberg Reveals the Side Hustle That Helped Launch His Career
Steven Spielberg wasn’t always living in sugarland.
Indeed, the legendary director shared he made his 1964 debut film Firelight—a science-fiction film...
Clarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95
Attorney, speechwriter and confidante of King was involved in some of US civil rights movement’s key momentsClarence B Jones, a former speechwriter an...
UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings
Revelation that policing and state agency figures were in secret policymaking group angers victims’ groupsThe British security services were involved ...
The pitch trick that helped an eSports startup raise $20M when VCs only wanted AI
Earlier this year, Lucra Sports founder and CEO Dylan Robbins did something that no one else has ever done. And he shared several secrets on how he di...
'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59
Rapper Rob Base has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. His team shared the news of his death on his Instagram page. Base was one half of the ...
A stranger's compliment helped her feel confident after chemo
When Pat Gentile began to grow out her hair after chemotherapy, she was nervous to go to work for the first time without a wig. An unexpected encounte...
The foreign fighters who helped topple Assad — and why China worries about them
Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR spent weeks with some of...
Cricut’s $99 craft cutting machine helped me feel creative again
I've always been skeptical of products that claim to help you lead a more creative life. But one recently won me over. I've spent three weeks with the...
How Stephen Colletti Helped Ex Hayden Panettiere Navigate Early Fame
Stephen Colletti was Hayden Panettiere’s hero back in the day.
The Heroes actress shared how the Laguna Beach alum, whom she dated for nearly two yea...
Making a podcast helped one family talk about aging, dementia and death
This year's winner in NPR's College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including dementia. It's the story...
Britain's 'special relationship' with the United States may be under renewed scrutiny, but when it comes to football, it appears to be in fine health,...
A legal scholar and 'Backtalker' defends critical race theory -- a term she helped coin
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the pe...
The UAE is attacked as U.S. says it helped 2 ships through the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military said it helped two merchant ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said it was fending off Iranian missile...
Pakistan Says It Helped Transfer Iranian Crew From Ship That U.S. Seized
Describing the transfer of the crew from the MV Touska cargo ship back to Iran as a ‘confidence-building measure’ between U.S. and Iranian officials, ...
Changing This One Marketing Question Helped Her Build a Business That’s Thrived for Over Three Decades
Julia Huang is the founder and CEO Intertrend Communications, which prides itself on being “the Most Award-Winning Result Driven Asian American Advert...
Israel Said to Have Helped Defend Emirates in Iran War With Iron Dome
It appeared to be the first time the missile defense system was sent to an Arab country. The Emirates bore the brunt of Iran’s retaliatory attacks on ...
How Harry Styles Helped Nick Kroll Propose to Wife Lily Kwong
Nick Kroll just adores Harry Styles.
After all, the “Watermelon Sugar” singer helped the Big Mouth creator come up with a plan for how to propose to h...
Trump Seeks to Abolish Iran’s Atomic Stockpile, a Problem He Helped Create
President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018, saying it was the worst deal ever. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree tha...
Afghans Who Helped U.S. Forces Say They’re Being Pushed Back to the Taliban
Once promised a move to the United States, Afghan refugees who helped U.S. forces say they face ‘bad or worse’ options: resettlement to Congo or retur...
