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Betty White's big break was being the golden girl from the golden days of television
Lady Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani with Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci in Ridley Scott's House of Gucci. Fabio Lovino/MGM hide caption
Chief Duane Yellow Feather Shepard is an extended member of the Bruce family of Bruce Beach and currently acts as a representative for their interests. Bethany Mollenkof for NPR hide caption
A Black family got their beach back — and inspired others to fight against land theft
Said Noor, a former U.S. Army soldier and interpreter in Afghanistan, had moved to Houston after getting a special immigrant visa in 2014. Go Nakamura for NPR hide caption
A Family's Escape From The Taliban Came Down To A Code Phrase: 'Tom Brady'
Afghan Interpreters Who Await Visas After Helping The U.S. Now Fear For Their Lives
Youn Yuh-jung plays a grandmother in the Oscar-nominated film Minari. She's the first Korean actor to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Courtesy of A24 hide caption
'I Feel Like I'm An Olympian': Youn Yuh-jung On Her Historic Oscar Nomination
Dr. Angela Chen, an emergency physician at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, diagnosed the city's first confirmed COVID-19 case last March. Dr. Angela Chen hide caption
ER Doctor Who Diagnosed First Confirmed NYC COVID-19 Case Reflects 1 Year Later
67-Year-Old Arkansas Woman, Who Died Of COVID-19, Remembered By Her Daughter
Workers at the CARECEN Day Labor Center in Los Angeles constructed a makeshift memorial for fellow worker Paulino Ramos, who died of COVID-19 in September. Danny Hajek/NPR hide caption
A Day Laborer Who Dreamed Of Returning Home To Mexico Dies Of COVID-19
Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City on April 16, 2016. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption
Guggenheim's Audio Guide Brings The Art Museum To Listeners' 'Mind's Eye'
Dr. Chris Hoover (left) and Dr. Connie Liu (right) walk through their home with their children Taro, 3, and Hiro, 4 months, in Gallup, N.M. On a short reporting trip across the Southwest, NPR met very different families and asked them the same simple question: What's been keeping you up at night? Adria Malcolm for NPR hide caption
It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President
Dr. José Gabriel López-Plascencia spent over 60 years providing health care for low-income families in Phoenix. Courtesy of Valle del Sol Community Health hide caption
'I Remember Him With That Smile': Beloved Phoenix Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 At 99
Patrick Aitken, missions coordinator at the River City Church in Montgomery, Ala., is concerned that the city's already vulnerable homeless population will be forgotten during the coronavirus pandemic. Mary Joyce McLain hide caption