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Di Prima's <em>Memoirs of a Beatnik</em> was a highly sexualized fictional account of the poet's time with the Beats.

Diane di Prima, Beat Poet And Activist, Dead At 86

Di Prima wrote over 40 books of poetry and memoir, including her collection the radical and political Revolutionary Letters,

'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart

During a bruising political season, many Americans are dropping friends and family members who have different political views. Experts say we should be talking more, not less.

A woman walks past a wrecked van near the northwestern Syrian village of Barisha. Local residents and medical staff told NPR that noncombatant civilians who were in the van were injured and killed last year the night of the U.S. raid on the compound of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The military says the men were combatants but found no weapons.

Pentagon Says 2 Men Killed In Baghdadi Raid Were Combatants But Offers Little Evidence

After NPR reported claims of civilian deaths in the operation against the ISIS chief, Central Command says the men showed "hostile intent," but it found no weapons or signs they fired at U.S. forces.

Where Are Presidential Candidates A Week Before Election Day?

A week until Election Day, Joe Biden is in Georgia, while President Trump holds events in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska.

Why Will 1,000 National Guard Troops Deploy In Texas Cities On Election Day?

Lee esta historia en español. From Texas Standard: On Election Day, members of the Texas Army National Guard will be in the streets of some Texas cities...

Sylvia Cervantes (left) poses for a picture with other Latinas at Webb County Republican Party meeting in late August.

Latino Voters 2020: A Democrat And Daughter Of Immigrants Becomes A Faithful Trump Voter

Latinos comprise about 40% of the population in Texas, and their votes could be critical to races up and down the ballot. Campaigns are rediscovering the fact that there is no solid “Latino” bloc. Public Radio reporters across Texas are listening to these voters discuss the issues they care about and give their thoughts on where the nation should be heading. This is the second in a series of five stories about Latino voters in the 2020 Election.

Police stand guard outside of a rally with Vice President Pence on Oct. 13 in Waukesha, Wis. The state is experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases, threatening to overwhelm rural hospitals.

As COVID-19 Cases Surge In Wisconsin, Health Workers Brace For More

Rural areas are of particular concern as COVID-19 cases rise in Wisconsin. One big worry: having enough staff in hospitals.

The Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond's Monument Avenue is seen here during a violin vigil to remember Elijah McClain in July.

Judge Orders Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Can Be Removed

Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue removed in June. The statue, which stands 60 feet high, is the only Confederate statue still standing on the city's Monument Avenue.

Pollution is a global problem. Above: Stockton Street in the Chinatown district of San Francisco on Sept. 9, a time when air quality was affected by wind and wildfires.

New Study Points To Invisible Killer Of Infants

The culprit is air pollution — a problem around the globe, from homes where people cook using coal and wood to the smoky streets of San Francisco when wildfires were raging.

Increasingly, many people in the U.S., like these teens in a Miami grocery story in August, now routinely wear face masks in public to help stop COVID-19's spread. But social distancing and other public health measures have been slower to catch on, especially among young adults, a national survey finds.

Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds

A general increase in mask-wearing has been encouraging, U.S. public health experts say. But too few young people, especially, are social distancing and taking other steps to slow coronavirus' spread.

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