Search results for

Fables, fairy tales and novellas can do more than just entertain and delight. They also ease young people through some of life's challenges. NPR's Michele Norris asks three experts in children's literature to share their recommended reading lists.

A survey by a group called The Catalogue for Philanthropy finds the poorest American states score the highest on their "generosity index" for 2004 -- an annual scorecard ranking states by how much their residents give to charities in proportion to how much they have. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and George McCully, a trustee of the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation and project coordinator for The Catalogue for Philanthropy.

The defense rests in the court-martial of Army Spc. Charles Graner, charged in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Graner did not take the stand, despite saying that he planned to testify. Hear NPR's Jackie Northam.

Scientists who've been studying the 3,300-year-old mummy of King Tutankhamen say computerized scans contradict the long-held theory that a blow to the head killed the boy pharaoh.

NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft sets off on a 268-million-mile collision course with a comet. If all goes as planned, the craft will crash into Comet Tempel 1 on July 4, releasing particles that could provide a glimpse into the origins of the solar system. NPR's Melissa Block discusses the mission with Dr. Donald Yeomans of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The Supreme Court has thrown out the federal sentencing guidelines that Congress imposed, returning more power to judges to decide how severely to punish crime. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Clarinetist Don Byron is known for musical experimentation with classical compositions, Latin dance grooves, hip-hop and more. Now he returns to a first love, jazz, with a CD dedicated to saxophonist Lester Young.

Recent debate over the intelligence reform bill raised to a national level the divisive issue of granting drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants, but states have been struggling with the problem for decades. The central question is how to protect public safety without rewarding illegal entry. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

CBS News fires three executives and a producer over their roles in a flawed story about President Bush's National Guard service. An independent review gives a detailed look at how the story came to be broadcast on that edition of 60 Minutes Wednesday. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

A freighter carrying nearly 500,000 gallons of fuel runs aground off the coast of Alaska in the Aleutian chain. A search continues for six crewmembers missing in the frigid Bering Sea. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.