Новости за 08.12.2015

This is only the 30th jubilee since the Catholic Church began the celebration in the year 1300.

A state analysis reveals that the majority of overdose deaths in 2014 came from heroin or prescription opioids taken in combination with cocaine, anti-anxiety medications or alcohol.

In North Carolina and around the country, districts are facing a problem: low teacher pay that means new hires can't afford to live in the community.

Renewable energy is critical when it comes to climate change. But there's a life-altering benefit for the 1.1 billion who live without electricity.

The Irish guitarist gets into full-blown singer-songwriter mode for his third album. The chooglin' opener "Lost Your Way" channels Richard Thompson jamming with The Velvet Underground.

The singer and rapper says moving to Minneapolis in 2011 helped expand her musical vision.

After being convicted of carjacking as a teenager, Reginald Dwayne Betts spent eight years in an adult prison. Since his release, he has become a poet and a Yale law student.

The collapse of economy, combined with sky-high inflation, has left university professors earning about $35 a month. Droves of professionals have left, seeking opportunities abroad.

Comics drawn by medical students show the intimidation and abuse they say they get from their supervisors. Depression is more common in young physicians, too. That's not good for doctor or patient.

Time was, the merrymaking season was also a time for mischief making.

The nine-piece band brings anthemic joy to the Tiny Desk, with buoyant songs whose underpinnings could still be dark and lonely.

The stadium is named after H.C. "Curley" Byrd, a proponent of segregation. The university's current president, Wallace D. Loh, said the stadium's name sends a racial message to black students.

New intimate Crayola-colored confession from Emily Sprague and her band of twee indie-pop merry men.

On Gimme Fiction's 10th anniversary, frontman Britt Daniel shares the stories and inspiration behind the album. Hear all the album's songs alongside demo versions.

The term is used disparagingly, as in a fruit that's soft and tends to bruise easily. But millennials say they are building a new economy for their own generation.

Not all income is equal when it comes to figuring out eligibility for federal tax credits that help lower-income consumers pay for their health insurance premiums.

For the sesquicentennial of the composer's birth, Michael Steinberg introduces his proud and sometimes mysterious music, confirming his reputation as one of the greatest symphonists.

NPR Music's Bob Boilen remembers the moment when he heard about the death of John Lennon, 35 years ago today, and how the Beatle's music led — in a way — to his work at NPR.

It wouldn't be an election without a good, old-fashioned, racially charged pun.

The story said Santa Claus was born in 1788 in a northern Norwegian city and that a funeral was set for a chapel at the North Pole. The newspaper has apologized and says printing the ad was a mistake.

An appeals court found Pistorius guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. While he awaits sentencing, Pistorius will be under house arrest.

The Yale Glee Club was traveling on a commuter line out of New York City. The train conductor tapped a hand rail, raised his arms and began a different type of conducting.

50 million students and teachers use free Google Apps. A civil liberties organization says their data is being misused.

The Internet is making it easier for older women, who didn't grow up with the Web, to get outside their social circles for romance, but it can make them more vulnerable to deception.

The acclaimed Amazon show about a transgender woman and her dysfunctional family has just returned for a second season. TV critic Eric Deggans praises the show's drama, nuance and complexity.