Denise Guerra

<em>Love Goes</em>, out Oct. 30, is the third studio album by Sam Smith.

Sam Smith On 'Love Goes' And Forgiving Yourself

Scott Simon

The Grammy winner says their third studio album, out Oct. 30, grew from learning to accept the parts of heartbreak that stay with you even after you've moved on.

"I think country is as vibrant as certainly this series that we've just made tries to chronicle," Ken Burns says.

Ken Burns Gets To The Heart Of 'Country Music'

Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest PBS documentary, Country Music.

The author's grandfather, Vicente Guerra, is pictured in a mug shot from San Quentin State Prison. He was sentenced to five years to life for the 1931 murder of Joseph Retotar.

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My Grandfather, A Killer

Denise Guerra

Denise Guerra, a second-generation Filipino American, never met her grandfather. When she finally learned a long-held family secret, it shattered her view of the quintessential immigrant narrative.

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#YouKnowMe: Twitter Users Share Abortion Experiences

Denise Guerra

Twitter users revealed their abortion experiences under the tag #YouKnowMe after actress and late-night host Busy Philipps shared hers.

American volunteers Lilah Katz (far left) and her mother, Sharon Fine (far right), welcomed (top row from left) Fikiri, Onike, Paluki and Bienvenie, and (bottom row from left) Cecil, Oliva and Jeteme.

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After Years In Refugee Camps, A Family Celebrates Its First Christmas In The U.S.

Denise Guerra

With the help of American volunteers from a variety of churches, a family of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was welcomed recently to its new home in Silver Spring, Md.

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After Years In Refugee Camps, A Family Celebrates Its First Christmas In The U.S.

Denise Guerra

With the help of American volunteers, a family of refugees from the Democratic Republic Congo is navigating a new life and establishing new holiday traditions.

Vision Aire Farms is a crop and dairy farm in Eldorado, Wisc., co-owned by Travis and Janet Clark, Janet's brother David Grade, and her parents Roger and Sandy Grade.

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For Wisconsin's Dairy Farmers, Tariffs Could Reshape The Race For The Senate

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Retaliatory tariffs on dairy may put dairy farmers in Wisconsin, a state won by Donald Trump in 2016, up for political grabs in this year's midterm elections.

People walk past tributes to the victims of MH17, placed on signage for the 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia in 2014. Several AIDS activists on their way to the conference were killed.

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4 Years After MH17 Downing, Advocates Urge Continued Attention To AIDS Crisis

James Doubek

It's been four years since the attack on a flight in Ukraine killed several AIDS prevention advocates. Ahead of a conference, one advocate says they would have wanted to keep attention on the fight.

Lava flows at a lava fissure in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. The U.S. Geological Survey said a recent lowering of the lava lake at the volcano's Halemaumau crater has raised the potential for explosive eruptions at the volcano.

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How 1 Hawaii Resident Is Documenting The Kilauea Volcano Eruption

Denise Guerra

Lava continues to erupt from fissures in the ground, threatening Hawaii residents. But some, including Scott Wiggers, have decided to stay and document the eruption.

How A Half-Hour In A U.S. Embassy Changed A Life

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to an immigrant, Christopher Francis from Sri Lanka, who was looking for the man who gave him a visa to enter the U.S. 45 years ago.