WMRA - Site Search

Students stand in the back row of a filled chemistry class at the California State University East Bay in Hayward, Calif., in September 2009. Officials from the Cal State system are seeking new prospective African-American students in church pews.

California State University Seeks Black Students From The Pews

Amid a demographic shift in California, university officials are heading to church to find new applicants.

During the recession, middle-class and poor Americans gave more of their incomes to charity organizations than did the wealthy, according to a new study.

Some Americans Boosted Charitable Giving In Recession; The Rich Did Not

As times got tough, America's less-wealthy citizens grew more generous, according to a new study. But people making at least $200,000 a year cut the portion of their incomes they gave to charity.

Hobbes the tiger surveys the scene at Tampa International Airport, where he was briefly stranded.

Boy Who Lost Stuffed Tiger At Airport Finds Tiger Stayed Very Busy

After he was found by a Tampa airport's janitorial crew, a stuffed tiger named Hobbes was taken out for some gelato and on a behind-the-scenes tour of the airport.

A digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days" by the artist Beeple sold for almost $70 million by Christie's in an online auction Thursday.

Beeple JPG File Sells For $69 Million, Setting Crypto Art Record

The artwork, a digital collage called "Everydays — The First Five Thousand Days," signals a new milestone for the increasingly popular market for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.

The 2019 Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA further supports previous findings that increasingly diverse audiences seek diverse television and movie content.

Hollywood Diversity Report Finds Progress, But Much Left To Gain

The annual UCLA study tallies box office numbers and ratings alongside diversity both on and off screen. Today's "increasingly diverse audiences prefer diverse film and television content," it finds.

Sunday Puzzle: Let's Get Phonetical

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WNYC listener Eileen Appel of New York City.

Best in Show winner Rufus, a bull terrier, is taken through his paces in competiton during the 130th Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 14.

Bull Terrier Takes Best in Show at Westminster

A bull terrier named Rocky Top's Sundance Kid (aka "Rufus") takes top prize Tuesday night at the Westminster Dog Show in New York. David Frei, director of communications at the Westminster Kennel Club, and Kathy Kirk, Rufus' handler, talk to Robert Siegel about this year's Super Bowl of dog shows.

Jeb Bush is getting specific about how he plans to grow the economy as president.

Everything You Wanted To Know About Jeb Bush's Tax Plan

Bush's tax plan tries to lower tax rates for some of the rich and for corporations, but also sticks it to hedge-fund managers and gives some relief to low-income earners.

Deb Perelman in her small "smitten" kitchen in New York City's East Village. "I make it work!" she says. "I like that there's a lot of light coming in."

Stuck on veggie ideas for Thanksgiving? The Smitten Kitchen has some advice

Deb Perelman, creator of the hugely popular Smitten Kitchen website, whips up some budget-conscious, vegetable-centric Thanksgiving side dishes. Her new cookbook is Smitten Kitchen Keepers.

Kash Patel, facing questions about his independence, says FBI reform is his focus

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answered questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Search results for