Tina Cordova poses in front of the entrance of White Sands Missile Range where Trinity test site is located. Cordova who is one of five generations in her family diagnosed with cancer since 1945, and runs the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium. Cordova has been fighting for decades to secure compensation
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Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy
Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at his caucus night watch party at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on Feb. 8 in Las Vegas. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at his caucus night watch party at the Treasure
Memorial Honors Roger Craig Whose Baseball Career Spanned Generations
On the fringe of a quiet golf course in the foothills outside San Diego, music from the Highwaymen galloped from the sound system. Family and baseball, inextricably intertwined, had gathered to say one final goodbye to Roger Craig. Horses and golf, two other staples in this North Carolina country boy’s
3 generations of trans Americans reflect on what has (and hasn't) changed
Debra Hopkins says she found people to help her when she was younger, even if there was little official support. Debra Hopkins hide caption toggle caption Debra Hopkins Debra Hopkins says she found people to help her when she was younger, even if there was little official support. Debra Hopkins
Reanimating Cavafy, a Poet of ‘Future Generations’ Whose Time Is Now
When I was about 10, the teacher at the Catholic school I attended in Massachusetts asked students to bring in a poem from home to share with the class. Looking at our bookshelves, I plucked out a slim volume by Constantine P. Cavafy. Many of its poems were short, manageable
'The Covenant of Water' tells the story of three generations in South India
Much will be written about Abraham Verghese’s multigenerational South Indian novel in the coming months and years. As we’ve seen with Verghese’s earlier fiction, there will be frequent references to that other celebrated doctor-writer, Anton Chekhov. There will also be continued invocations of the likes of Charles Dickens and T.S.
Karl Berger, 88, Who Opened Minds of Generations of Musicians, Is Dead
Mr. Berger was born on March 30, 1935, in Heidelberg, Germany. He began studying classical piano at 10, but at 14 he heard a jazz jam session that made him decide to play his own music. In 1953, he joined a group that included Ms. Sertso, whom he would soon
'Benjamin Banneker and Us' traces generations of descendants of the mathematician
When poet and creative writer Rachel Jamison Webster attended a cousin’s wedding, she was surprised to discover that her family is related to famed mathematician and naturalist Benjamin Banneker. This news was unexpected, not only because of Banneker’s place in history as the first Black person in the U.S. to
Generations! Meet the Adorable ‘Sister Wives’ Grandkids: Axel, Evangalynn and More
The Brown family is growing! As a father of 18, it was only a matter of time until Sister Wives star and patriarch Kody Brown welcomed some grandkids. Kody and his wives, Janelle, Meri and Robyn and his former partner Christine currently share three grandchildren: Axel, Evangalynn and Avalon. Janelle and Kody’s
Here's one reason why America's racial wealth gap persists across generations
A new poll finds white adults are more than twice as likely as others to get sizable financial help from parents or grandparents. By contrast, Black adults are more likely to give money to elders. Tracy J. Lee for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tracy J. Lee for NPR A